[ttakashima]

Last year the team I mentor brought in the lifting sub-system for the robot at the Hawaii regional and another team built a lifting system before their first regional.

Last year we had ~60 lbs we could keep from shipping, I do not see a difference from last year to this year for the with-holding allowance except for the amount.

I see a claw upgrade, not as a subsystem upgrade, but a host-bot upgrade.

<R24> During the period between ship date and the competitions, all teams may manufacture SPARE, REPLACEMENT, and UPGRADE PARTS, and develop software for their ROBOT at their home facility. Teams may continue development of any items retained under the WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE during this period, and then bring them to the competition events


<R33> Teams may bring a maximum of 30 pounds of custom FABRICATED ITEMS (SPARE PARTS, REPLACEMENT PARTS, and UPGRADE PARTS, plus all WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE items) to each competition event to be used to repair and/or upgrade their ROBOT at the competition site. All other FABRICATED ITEMS to be used on the ROBOT during the competition shall arrive at the competition venue packed in the shipping crate or lockout bag with the ROBOT

emphasis mine*

Nowhere does it say that you need to be upgrading a particular subsystem such as a claw.