[BB]: FIRST Choice

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by Aren_Hill

The way I read it there will be a separate section of the site for typical KOP items, Not AM items for free.

There was a forum at Championships where they discussed the KoP in detail, and this was one of the possible ideas they discussed. This is NOT "Free AndyMark Stuff", it is free KoP stuff, and the logistics of fulfillment are being managed by AndyMark. So get those dreams of free supershifters out of your head.

The following is educated and informed speculation:

The driving force was the question "What should FIRST do when they get a donation of 500 of something?" The can't put one in every KoP, they don't want to turn away the donation... so the FIRST Choice system described was born. At the CMP forum, FIRST's main concern was how to fulfill orders, and I see that (once again!) AndyMark has stepped up to the plate.

To get an idea of what kinds of stuff will be offered, think Brass Bag, Igus, Festo, AM Kitbot Frame, Circuit Breakers, Limit Switches, Terminals, Terminal Blocks, FASTON connectors, wire, and so on.

Expect that the KoP will contain the main items (motors, batteries, power panel, etc.) as before, but the stuff that only a percentage of the teams use might not.