[BB]: FIRST Choice

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by Vikesrock

1. The Tetrix kit is far and away the most expensive item being offered. It includes over $350 worth of parts if assembled individually from the LEGO Education site. My guess is that neither the motor nor the battery will be FRC competition legal so this strikes me as a blatent attempt to piggyback on the FTC campaign FIRST has started with the FRC credit for creating new FTC teams.

I thought that too. Not sure how I feel about that. On one hand, it's promoting an alternate to FRC that a lot of teams may wish to consider, but it also seems kind of anticompetitive.

Here's hoping it turns out you can use FTC motors in FRC and there's actually a reason you'd want to do so.

[mcf747]

Anyone want to start guessing on quantity available for each item?

Or better yet Andy do you want to post some official numbers?....if you can

Matthew

[Sunshine]

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[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

I thought that too. Not sure how I feel about that. On one hand, it's promoting an alternate to FRC that a lot of teams may wish to consider, but it also seems kind of anticompetitive.

Here's hoping it turns out you can use FTC motors in FRC and there's actually a reason you'd want to do so.

Eh, that's pretty unlikely as the motors really aren't all that powerful. Few teams would use them.

[Jared Russell]

The pneumatic artificial muscles in group 2 are very interesting - I have never seen them used in FRC before.

[rcmolloy]

Originally Posted by Jared341

The pneumatic artificial muscles in group 2 are very interesting - I have never seen them used in FRC before.

Hmm Jared, I'm perplexed as to how they would be used. There are uses for the expanding and contracting but how would implementation into FRC play a factor. I can probably guarantee that one of these may possibly be in the KOP.

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by rcmolloy

I can probably guarantee that one of these may possibly be in the KOP.

Nice qualifiers you have there.

If it were in the regular Kit of Parts, it wouldn't be offered through FIRST Choice.

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Nice qualifiers you have there.

If it were in the regular Kit of Parts, it wouldn't be offered through FIRST Choice.

Huh? Isn't a Jaguar most likely going to be in the KOP? Or is there something different about the Jag on FIRST Choice? Just trying to get my mind around that one

[BrianT103]

Originally Posted by rcmolloy

Hmm Jared, I'm perplexed as to how they would be used. There are uses for the expanding and contracting but how would implementation into FRC play a factor. I can probably guarantee that one of these may possibly be in the KOP.

Here's a video that demonstrates some of the abilities that PAMs offer. It's impossible to tell at this point whether or not they will be relevant to this year's game but regardless they are pretty neat. I think PAMs will be similar to the suction cups FIRST gave us in the KoP in 2007. While neat and somewhat useful, they will probably not be the best or most elegant solution to this year's game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApR1rHkH_uE

[rcmolloy]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

Nice qualifiers you have there.

If it were in the regular Kit of Parts, it wouldn't be offered through FIRST Choice.

Should I switch my major from engineering to english? Haha

Originally Posted by BrianT103

Here's a video that demonstrates some of the abilities that PAMs offer. It's impossible to tell at this point whether or not they will be relevant to this year's game but regardless they are pretty neat. I think PAMs will be similar to the suction cups FIRST gave us in the KoP in 2007. While neat and somewhat useful, they will probably not be the best or most elegant solution to this year's game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApR1rHkH_uE

I did not see that video when I was searching for implementation on Youtube. After watching, I could assume that they could be used for manupilation arms like the example showed. Who knows yet though. We will have to find out in 24 days.

[IndySam]

Originally Posted by rcmolloy

I did not see that video when I was searching for implementation on Youtube. After watching, I could assume that they could be used for manupilation arms like the example showed. Who knows yet though? We will have to find out in 24 days.

I want one just to play with it.