R602      *Other batteries for cameras or computers only. COTS USB battery packs with a capacity of 100Wh or less (20000mAh at 5V) and 5V, 5 Amp max output per port, batteries integral to and part of a COTS computing device or self-contained camera (e.g. laptop batteries, GoPro style camera, etc.), or coin cell batteries used to power CMOS/RTC features may be used to power COTS computing devices and any peripheral COTS input or output devices connected to the COTS computing device provided they are:

A.     securely fastened to the ROBOT,

B.     connected only using unmodified COTS cables, and

C.     charged according to manufacturer recommendations.

A COTS computing device is a non-roboRIO device used to process or collect sensor information (e.g. a “smart flashlight” is not a COTS computing device).