[bduddy]

Ed. note: This situation is hypothetical only, and as far as I know is not based on any real persons, teams, or events. Please answer based on your best interpretation of the 2013 Rulebook.



While they may not have a 10-second 30-point climb or a 9-disc autonomous, Redateam is fairly happy with their robot - they managed to weigh in at "only" 115 pounds, including a 20-pound shooter, and more importantly, they're going to eliminations! Also going to eliminations, and in fact facing Redateam in the first round, is Blueabot, a fearsome full-court shooter. So Redateam does what any good, strategic FRC team would do - they whip off their shooter, stash it (safely!) in a corner of their pit, and quickly replace it with 10 pounds of pool noodles, nets, and tape; of course, because they don't want to fall afoul of rule [T10], they promptly bring the robot for re-inspection. They win their QF match, and with full-court shooters nowhere to be seen in the semifinals, they cry "Why not put the shooter back on?!" They do, the impromptu blocker becomes decoration for their pit, and of course the robot promptly re-appears at the inspection table. Another match win later, and Redateam's celebrations are somewhat muted by the fact that they're about to face the #1 seed, Greenabot - the biggest, baddest full-court shooter around. Like clockwork, Redabot's shooter disappears to parts unknown and the robot and blocker zip straight to inspection.

But are all of these "quick changes" legal? You make the call! You might want to look specifically at rules [R05], [T08] and [T10].