[EricH]

Originally Posted by gyroscopeRaptor

What other rules have directly resulted from robots or teams?

No intentional tipping resulted from team actions in 1993. I want to say I've heard that it was one or two specific teams, but I can't for sure.

Metal on carpet as mentioned--though 71 gets the credit, a lot of teams had metal.

71 is the motive behind a rule on intentionally detaching robot parts, though. I don't remember seeing it lately, but it was their 1997 design that triggered it.

No wedges/optional bumpers resulted after the 2005 season. In one of the divisional QFs, there was an extremely rare double DQ (red cards hadn't been introduced yet)--2 robots with angled sides were called for intentional tipping, on opposite alliances. Multiple teams on the champion alliance carried defensive wedges. But the GDC realized that if they didn't put something in place to protect the offensive robots, there would be an outcry... so they allowed teams extra weight and volume for bumpers if used--only if they were a particular design. Bumpers became mandatory in 2008. The alliance-colored bumpers came into play in 2010--after a team asked Q&A in 2009 if they could do so and the answer came back "No".