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Re: Annual Reminder--Please Read the Manual!

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Originally Posted by DampRobot View Post
This really frustrates me. Ok, I understand why you can't be uploading CAD files to the Q and A, but the excuse that the GDC "doesn't comment in robot design" is far overused. I'm far from the first one to point this out, but issues like 118 in 2012 should have been definitively answered before 118's first match, where they were ruled illegal. Top notch teams who know what they are doing and want to play by the rules should not have to wait until their first match to figure out if they robot they built is legal.

It's fine by me if the Q and A isn't intended for pre-vetting a extremely specific design, but if questions like "can we hang off the side of the bridge" won't be answered there, then I'm confused as to how the Q and A really serves a purpose.
Seconding this. The point of robot rules is precisely to limit the space of legal designs. If you cannot put forth a specific design and get an answer as to its legality, then how is the Q&A serving its intended purpose at all?
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