Part Restrictions

[Sixis]

IR/ ultrasonic sensors, additional touch sensors, pressure sensors, bluetooth modules (or other forms of wireless communication in addition to the gaming adapter to give the driver more feedback on the robot), Servos/ different motors, and other microcontrollers/ controllers in general. Originally i wanted to set up a circuit running in parallel with the CRIO that could micromanage different aspects of the cometition. For instance ball placement/ detection, aiming, detecting/ avoiding other robots, anything that would make the robot (since it is supposed to be a robot) "smarter".

As for what you said about AM, i didn't necessarily mean that FIRST designed the restrictions around the parts AM already made however, i think AM is the only site that sells a majority of chassis parts and whatnot (aren't the pieces from the KOP all from andymark?). Additionally i think the only place where you can buy a lot of the electrical components is AM. I would just like to see the rules expanded so that different parts can be used. I just feel like FIRST has a lot of room to improve in terms of the robots. I feel that by allowing people to bring in knowledge from different fields they can greatly improve the overall quality of the game and robot.