[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Hawiian Cadder

deflate the tube a little put it in, then blow it back up?

This is a bit questionable. I can't think of any rules off of the top of my head, but I'm sure someone will interpret it as a violation of the rules. I'd ask this in the Q&A if you're planning on doing it.

Also, there are still two weeks left until ship. If you're robot is far enough along that you've begun autonomous testing then you probably have enough time to redesign or modify the claw in such a way that you can easily pre-load an ubertube.