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not official, file your question with the national organization for official response, etc.

This is the kind of question that the response would be led with something to the effect, "We cannot rule on specific devices over the internet, we will have to examine the actual implementation of your idea, etc..."

Now, why do you think that using an adhesive will leave something behind on the object? I use green and blue painters tape on many projects and it peels away clean as long as you don't leave it stuck forever. As long as your device doesn't leave any residue you SHOULD be OK. But again, I'd really need to see it in action for definitive answers.

I certainly wouldn't try something like superglue!

I will comment on some teams I saw use adhesive aided end effectors. You really need to think about how to drop the object when it comes time.

Jeff Anderson
Livonia, MI

Am I allowed to control and power my arduino using my laptop (outside of the competition area) during my run?

Am I allowed to control and power my arduino using my laptop (outside of the competition area) during my run?

I wouldn't see why not? (Also not official) But I've seen this done in the past, and as long as your documentation is good, then there's no problem. But I could be wrong? But honestly I would look for another way of controlling it? It's pretty easy to do potentiometers or a ps2 controller. If you need help pm me.

For the tech doc, what are you all doing for the third parameter on the practice log?

Chris_L wrote:

Am I allowed to control and power my arduino using my laptop (outside of the competition area) during my run?

I wouldn't see why not? (Also not official) But I've seen this done in the past, and as long as your documentation is good, then there's no problem. But I could be wrong? But honestly I would look for another way of controlling it? It's pretty easy to do potentiometers or a ps2 controller. If you need help pm me.

Yes, as long as you have provide the supervisor with a labeled voltage to verify it is no more than 14.4 volts. Yesterday I judged a team with a device powered by batteries but also powered an Arduino by laptop, which complicated verifying the voltage.

Hi, pretty new to robotics so excuse me if this doesn't make sense, but would using something like an xbox 360 controller, wired or wireless, with an arduino and shield be allowed according to the rules or even a feasible method for controlling the arm? thanks

antoine123 wrote:Hi, pretty new to robotics so excuse me if this doesn't make sense, but would using something like an xbox 360 controller, wired or wireless, with an arduino and shield be allowed according to the rules or even a feasible method for controlling the arm? thanks

I would definetly deem this legal, but the feasibility is another question. I have not experimented with this type of control, but from what I have heard, a solid master slave system is much more intuitive and easier to control than a controller such as the one you mentioned.

windu34 wrote:a solid master-slave system

So funny story: at our regional tournament on Saturday, our team was called politically incorrect for saying this.

bernard wrote:

Chris_L wrote:

Am I allowed to control and power my arduino using my laptop (outside of the competition area) during my run?

I wouldn't see why not? (Also not official) But I've seen this done in the past, and as long as your documentation is good, then there's no problem. But I could be wrong? But honestly I would look for another way of controlling it? It's pretty easy to do potentiometers or a ps2 controller. If you need help pm me.

Yes, as long as you have provide the supervisor with a labeled voltage to verify it is no more than 14.4 volts. Yesterday I judged a team with a device powered by batteries but also powered an Arduino by laptop, which complicated verifying the voltage.

Doesn't a USB cable only supply up to 5 V of power? I don't really know how to verify that though other than looking it up....

watermydoing14 wrote:

bernard wrote:

Chris_L wrote:
I wouldn't see why not? (Also not official) But I've seen this done in the past, and as long as your documentation is good, then there's no problem. But I could be wrong? But honestly I would look for another way of controlling it? It's pretty easy to do potentiometers or a ps2 controller. If you need help pm me.

Yes, as long as you have provide the supervisor with a labeled voltage to verify it is no more than 14.4 volts. Yesterday I judged a team with a device powered by batteries but also powered an Arduino by laptop, which complicated verifying the voltage.

Doesn't a USB cable only supply up to 5 V of power? I don't really know how to verify that though other than looking it up....

I wouldn't be surprised if it varied across laptop models. If you are just using a laptop to power an Arduino, it may be easiest and safest (in a following the rules sense) to power your Arduino with a labeled battery.

The rules go by labeled voltage, and it's easiest if it is clearly labeled on your power source. It's possible some event supervisors may not consider documentation taken from the Internet as "labeled." If you need to use documentation to verify your voltage, I would submit an FAQ so you can get an official opinion on whether it counts as labeled.