AppleDavidJeans:
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I think Karthik would say no. In previous years, up to Skyrise, the GDC has allowed all robots to have 12 motors and still use pneumatics. They changed it in NBN to include the 2-motor penalty because teams felt the previous rule gave teams who could afford them an advantage over those who couldn’t (aka pay-2-win). Not a lot of mid and high schools can afford 3D printers like colleges can easily, thus 3D printers would also be pay-2-win at this level. The GDC doesn’t want the MS and HS competitions to become P2W, thus I don’t see such a rule implemented anytime soon.
Compared to the cost of VEX parts, a 3D printer actually isn’t that much. We bought a 3D printer for under $400, and I think VEX could maybe start selling a VEX 3D printer.