Not bagging entire robot? (Rule Change)

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Not bagging entire robot? (Rule Change)

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06-02-2014, 10:28

avanboekel avanboekel is offline

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Originally Posted by Dr.Gusta

Okay so we are a rookie team and I see COTS everywhere and I have looked into the rule book and can't figure out what the heck it is. Would you elaborate a little bit to enlighten the rookie

COTS is another way of saying off the shelf parts. For example, gearboxes, motors, pretty much anything you could buy. However, if you modify the part at all, it is no longer considered COTS. This could be as simple as putting a pinion gear on a motor.

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