Thanks for doing this thread every year, Al. Inspection is an important part of the events, but it does not need to take a lot of time if teams prepare well. Less time with your robot inspector means more time for other kinds of fun, like practice for your drive team.
Thanks also for the special mention of motors.
My favorite topic!
The list of legal motors for 2013 (see <R32>) is very long, but there are some old friends missing -- for example, the FP motors from previous seasons are not legal any more. It will speed up inspection if teams can either (1) install motors so their markings are visible to be checked against the legal motor list, or (2) when that is not feasible, mark the motor's part number nearby or have a list handy to show the inspector which motors are used.
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since 2003
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