Hello, I know that there have been threads like this in the past, but I’d like to create a sort of wishlist thread for new parts. Hopefully people doing the make it real online challenge, or even designers at vex could take inspiration from these. These could be alternate versions of new parts, or …

c channel coupler stock that’s longer than 4 holes. The stuff is so useful, we could do a lot with them if we had longer peices.

Decorations which provide visual feedback to Drive Team Members (e.g. decorative lighting) are permitted, provided that they do not violate any other rules and serve no other function (e.g. structural support). Maybe some official LED light strips so we don’t have to make our robots jankier than…

[image] Ryan_4253B: ball bearings please For those old enough… [Fletch all ball bearings]

[image] Kajunii42: Wait, are those iq legal? No, high strength shafts are not part of the IQ product line. (and I suspect most VRC teams don’t have the equipment or experience to machine HS shafts down to the LS size with sufficient precision)

[image] Ryan_4253B: ball bearings please I had an idea to make needle bearings using omni rollers’ shafts. [image] You can machine portion of high strength shaft for the inner part and make cage by cutting slots into thin wall nylon spacer, but I don’t know if there could be a better way to…

Also, High strength pillow block bearings would be great

Thin gears. They are discontinued now, and machining the HS gears is a bother. Also, better chain. It is indecent how often chain breaks.

[image] New Products - August 2021 (VEX IQ Gen 2) Gyro sensor built into the Brain I can not obsess over this more. Adding a gyro into the brain is an extremely cheap upgrade, and A GYRO BUILT INTO THE BRAIN WOULD HELP SOOOO MUCH!!! IQ just got one, so…V6? Hopefully? Please?

New Parts Wishlist

VEX V5 General Discussion New Product Ideas

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Magic!