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Re: buying new gyro

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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson View Post
Mostly because FIRST does not sell them.

The sensor boards are only available in the Kit of Parts. The supplier does not sell them either. If yours is missing or broken, the three options are:
  1. obtain a replacement from another team that isn't using theirs
  2. use a different sensor that is commercially available
  3. design the robot controls not to need that particular sensor
4. Make your own from the design packages that will be on the usfirst.org website as soon as I smack the webadmin hard enough.

In all actuality, #4 is a terrible option - it is way harder than going to SparkFun. But, it is the best I've managed with the current situation. Mostly I just provide them as educational tools.


Edit: *SMACK* http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/....aspx?id=16337

Edit Edit: Thanks Joe Ross! Now this years toys count too.

Last edited by EricVanWyk : 18-01-2010 at 20:33.