I've heard (through the grapevine) that vex is basically bankrupt. I mentor an FRC team and one of the coaches claimed that Vex just sold off a lot of inventory that can be used in both vex or FTC to Andymark (he knows people working there). Any truth to this? Are things much worse than just the VEX/RECF breakup?
So the gobilda kit actually tells us quite a bit. While the "summer" kitbot is a truncated design the 2026-2027 kit includes both a 5th (as of yet unused) hog back wheel as well as a 312 rpm motor with the following kit https://www.gobilda.com/ftc-starter-kit-2026-2027-season/:
| Qty: 1 | 1:1 Conversion Kit for 19.2:1 Ratio Gearbox | SKU: 5105-0208-0019 x 1 |
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meaning there is both a flywheel and a motor capable of driving such.
btw the "pollen" are just yellow standard sized wiffle baseballs (baseballs are measured in circumference, the standard size is 9 inches, which is 2.9 inches in diameter, exactly the dimensions listed by andymark). You can go to any sporting goods store and get something very close to the pollen (though maybe not in yellow).
Just wanted to say, despite its recent issues, antigravity still is great especially when paired with GSD. Last week i had lots of "busy" errors but it has been solid this week.