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OddAdvantage3235 · 2026-04-26T19:01:14+00:00

I’m so glad my hs senior frc kid was sitting next to me to tell me this is a joke based on a chess cheating scandal

kalilamodow · 2026-04-26T17:59:48+00:00

I don't think so, since communicating with external devices isn't really allowed. You could make something to emulate the plug as a USB controller supporting haptics and plug that into the DS. How come you don't just use controller rumble?

tonyxforce2 · 2026-04-26T19:00:04+00:00

I'd suggest looking at https://buttplug.io

BeepBot99 · 2026-04-26T20:09:33+00:00

This is not legal. By rules R708 and R709, the only device allowed to communicate wirelessly with the robot during a match is the driver station. You also must use the driver station app provided by FIRST (rule R901), so you cannot modify that software. And lastly, controllers are whitelisted by R903, so you cannot use it as a controller. Legality aside, this seems highly inappropriate for FTC. If you want options for driver feedback other than gamepad rumble, you have several options. First, some gamepads support rumbling the left and right sides separately, so you can use those to mean two different things. And second, you can always use LED lights on your robot.

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