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[dlavery]

Originally Posted by Ari Allyn-Feuer

Breco-Flex, one of three official FIRST suppliers cooperating on this,...

Actually, to be precise, no they are not. There are only five organizations that have been sanctioned by FIRST as "official suppliers" for FRC. These companies are not included in that set.

Originally Posted by Ari Allyn-Feuer

I understand fully. It's not a thing everyone will want to do.

Until the rules for the 2007 FRC challenge are released and everyone has a chance to read and understand the requirements, constraints, and limitations specified for the 2007 game, I think that that this is something that NO ONE will want to do. Teams do not yet know what may be included in the 2007 rules that may constrain sources for additional (non-KOP) parts, limit purchased components to a given level of complexity, restrict the cost or size of additional elements, proscribe the permissibility of pre-ordering parts and components, or define the timing under which materials for the competition robots may be purchased. It would be a shame if a team were to commit a significant portion of a limited budget on a component pre-ordered before the 2007 kick-off, only to find once they read the rules that the component was not permitted in the 2007 FRC competition.

Just a word to the wise...

-dave