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R301       *COTS MECHANISMS are legal but have limits. COTS MAJOR MECHANISMS (as defined in I301) purposefully designed to complete a game task are prohibited. Allowed exceptions to this rule are:

A.      COTS drive CHASSIS, provided none of the individual parts violate any other rules, and

B.      COTS MAJOR MECHANISMS created as part of the official FIRST Tech Challenge Starterbots.

COTS parts are intended to help teams design and build ROBOT MECHANISMS to complete game tasks and solve challenges but are not intended to be purpose-built complete bolt-on out-of-the-box solution to complete game objectives.

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R301       *COTS MECHANISMS are legal but have limits. COTS MAJOR MECHANISMS (as defined in I301) purposefully designed to complete a game task are prohibited. Allowed exceptions to this rule are:

A.      COTS drive CHASSIS, provided none of the individual parts violate any other rules, and

B.      COTS MAJOR MECHANISMS created as part of the official FIRST Tech Challenge Starterbots.

COTS parts are intended to help teams design and build ROBOT MECHANISMS to complete game tasks and solve challenges but are not intended to be purpose-built complete bolt-on out-of-the-box solution to complete game objectives.