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[FTC]: Use of VEX in Tetrix

Hey Guys,

I saw some of the pictures that were posted in the CD gallery of the FTC scrimmage. I noticed that very few teams tried to assimilate VEX into their robots.

Any thoughts?
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Re: [FTC]: Use of VEX in Tetrix

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Hey Guys,

I saw some of the pictures that were posted in the CD gallery of the FTC scrimmage. I noticed that very few teams tried to assimilate VEX into their robots.

Any thoughts?
I/we tried to attach some of the metal pieces and were disappointed by how poorly the two systems mated at that interface. We decided not to fool with it. Quickly figuring out the Tetrix parts was enough "fun".

During the regular season, with more time on one's hands, If a team figured out a good way to mate the structural parts you could maybe do some decent Tetrix-bot framing with the Vex stuff; but I'm not sure if that team would ever be really happy with the results.

Regardless - Since your mileage may vary - Everyone should give it a try at least once. I/we certainly didn't exhaust every possibility or have every clever idea (not by a long shot ) about how the parts can be used.

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Re: [FTC]: Use of VEX in Tetrix

i was just wondering could we use the axels with it
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i was just wondering could we use the axels with it
That would be a great question to submit to the official FTC Q&A forum.

Search to see if it has already been asked and answered, and if it hasn't, post it.

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Re: [FTC]: Use of VEX in Tetrix

i cant find it anywhere
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That would be a great question to submit to the official FTC Q&A forum.

Search to see if it has already been asked and answered, and if it hasn't, post it.

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The forum is here FTC Q&A

Anyone can read the thread(s) (one persectiion of the rules) containing the replies to past questions.

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Re: [FTC]: Use of VEX in Tetrix

I asked this question on the Q+A some time ago. We are allowed to VEX axles, including the "long" one.
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Re: [FTC]: Use of VEX in Tetrix

... and Vex axles fit perfectly into the Lego motors.
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