[PhilBot]

Seriously guys...

You need to start reading the rules in detail.. and THEN, give the complete Q&A and full read through.

That particular question was asked several times and answered emphatically.

At this stage of the game, you need to know that your robot is LEGAL....

I suggest having everyone in the team read the weekly Q&A summary doc. It's posted in several formats (for e-readers etc).

Other than answering tricky questions, the are lots of good ideas that other people have come up with that are deemed "legal".

Start with this list... http://www.usfirst.org/sites/default..._Questions.pdf