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Originally Posted by boomergeek
I think the total weight of the shipped robot plus withholding allowance is intended to be 120 lbs.
The real question is: how would the GDC instruct robot inspectors to see it?
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Not exactly. The shipped weight can be anything you wish to pay for in excess of the 400 Lbs including crate. The withholding allowance is very specific.
<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.
There are three exceptions to this rule:
A. the OPERATOR CONSOLE is not included in the incoming parts weight restriction,
B. the MINIBOT is not included in the incoming parts weights restriction, and
C. any competition legal12V batteries and their associated half of the Anderson cable quick connect/disconnect pair (including no more than 12” of cable per leg, the associated cable lugs, connecting bolts, and insulating electrical tape) are not included in the incoming parts weight restriction.
As to deployment systems, any system that is part of a robot during competition must be inspected with such system prior to any match in which the system is on the robot. If the system is in addition to a system that the team built for their robot it must be all weighed together and must be under 120lbs.
<R11>When determining weight, the basic ROBOT structure
and all elements of all additional mechanisms that might be used in different configurations of the ROBOT shall be weighed together. Included in the weight limit are the robot control system, decorations, and all other attached parts.