This sounds like a "teaching" opportunity.  Treat this as a real world
engineering challenge - how can you redesign the robot so that one of the
standard cables will do the job?  By imposing a constrained set of materials
(standard LEGO parts) the contest enforces real world engineering
limitations that must be accommodated.

 

-          Glenn Roberts

-          (former FLL coach)

 

 

From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of VA/DC Referee Advisor
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2013 5:06 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] cable extenders

 

The rule about what you can use is:

Rule 4--Equipment
  * EVERYTHING - Everything you use in the competition area directly or
indirectly for strategy (mission-related activity) must be made entirely of
LEGO-manufactured elements in original factory condition.

  So, if you can find an appropriate adapter that is manufactured by LEGO,
then it would be allowed.  I don't know if there are any such items.  I did
a quick check at BrickLink, and didn't see anything right away.  I have seen
some very long wires, which might serve the same purpose.  Be careful,
though--sometimes teams have to be creative to keep excess wire from
spilling away from the robot and messing things up!
 
Steve Scherr
VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor



 

On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Andrew Iodice <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

Our team would like to use a forth motor but the connectors are deep within
the bot.  Would it be allowed for my team to use an adapter to connect a
wire coming from the NXT 2 controller to allow connection from the top of
the bot during the tournament?  I was considering female-to-female connector
that has one line coming from the NXT 2 to the top of the bot.  The
connector would allow a quick connect/disconnect during the tournament since
there are only three ports available with this controller but 4 motors are
now allowed during the tournament. 

 

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