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Re: Modifying robot at competition?
IKE did a great job covering this topic from the LRI's point of view in an earlier post.
One additional consideration that should not be missed is:
"R05 The ROBOT weight may not exceed 120 lbs. 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." (emphasis mine)
Reading the above together with the provision of T08 (quoted by the OP) "during the entire competition event," I interpret the combination of rules to mean that ALL mechanisms included on the robot at any time during the event should be weighed together when the robot is presented for inspection, and that this should be required when/if any new mechanisms are added.
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