Early Bird Control System

[Jeff Pahl]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

I seem to recall a Q/A forum post that allowed them.

Actually, in the past they have been legal because they are not part of the robot. There have been no rules constraining the driver controls. They have not been required to be listed on the bill of materials or subject to the costing requirements. That's why you can use a $2000 laptop as your dashboard display. Or in the case of 1379, a $5000+ industrial touch screen computer (one of our main sponsor's primary products). There have been no requirements in the inspection checklist to examine anything on the driver controls other than to make sure the correct team number and firmware versions come up on the OI.

Of course, as always, rules are subject to change