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The discussion got so involved and varied last time we did this that I think I lost track of it and missed the whole proposal. Overall, I can agree with it, but I still have one question:

Will some teams (even my own included) still opt to build a practice robot to put in 40-hour weeks instead of 8 hour weeks with their one competition robot? I could see this happening unless FIRST explicitly told teams not to build practice robots (which I'm not saying is the right thing to do either). Is there less of an advantage compared to now? Absolutely. Is there still an advantage? Most certainly. Is it enough of an advantage to make team still want to build a practice robot? I don't know.

Would I be a real fan of all robot-related work being limited to 8 hours per week after the deadline? Most certainly. Is it enforceable? Most definitely not, but I'd say most team mentors are rather trustworthy folks.