[Yankeefan181]

Slightly unrelated, but I thought this was a good thread to put this on. Just a heads up to everyone, FIRST has actually updated the rules without telling anyone. The initial rules that came out right before kickoff had in (in section 3.2.4.2):

"A ROBOT has CLIMBED its PYRAMID if it contacts the PYRAMID in A. sequential order (Level 0, 1, 2, 3) during ascent and B. no more than two (2) Levels simultaneously."

Since the floor is not counted in the definition of PYRAMID, this would mean that a robot could be contacting the floor, level 1, and level 2 and the same time. However, when I downloaded the manual today after I noticed an irregularity in the Q&A, I found the following:

"A ROBOT has CLIMBED its PYRAMID if it contacts the PYRAMID and/or the floor (Level 0) in A. sequential order (Level 0, 1, 2, 3) during ascent and B. no more than two (2) Levels simultaneously."

This is the only difference I've seen, but I bet there's more. Just a heads up to everyone, you may want to re-download the rules.