FLL Allowable Parts
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Almost all LEGO parts are allowed to be used on FLL Robots. The primary restrictions are on the type and quantity of electrical parts.
Non-Electrical Parts
Any LEGO part may be used to include LEGO Systems, Star Wars, Technic, Mindstorms, Bionicle, etc. There is no quantity limit of any sort. You may use as much Lego as you have access to.
A standard set of parts is available. The FLL Robot Set or basic NXT kit (educational of retail can be used) can be purchased as part of registration (in whatever desired quantity). This is similar to the standard Lego Mindstorms Kit.
As a practical matter Technic parts are the most commonly used (beams, liftarms, axles, connectors, etc.)
Electrical Parts
The following are the current limits on the type and quantity of electrical parts allowed (current as of the 2005 - Ocean Odyssey):
- 1 RCX Peeron (plus the 6 batteries to run it)
- 3 Electric Motors (9 Volt Only) Peeron
- 2 Touch Sensors Peeron
- 2 Light Sensors Peeron
- 1 Rotation Sensor Peeron
- 1 Lamp
- Wires (as many as needed)
Now also permitted are the new NXT robots. Unlike before, these can run on 6 AA batteries or it can utilize that recharageable battery pack that comes with the kit. The current NXT electric part allotment is:
- 1 NXT
- 3 Servo Motors
-and three of the following sensors- Note: Rotation sensors are now built in to the NXTs and do not count as a sensor. Sound Sensors are not permitted due to the large amount of sound at competition.
Touch Sensors Light Sensors Ultrasonic Sensors
It is important to note that this limit is inclusive of any robotic "attachments" you may choose to bring to the competition board. So the above limits are not a limit of "what is attached to the robot at a given point in time", but rather a hard limit of what you may design your competition robot with.
