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Re: Safe Mechanisms in 2014

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
The second part I fully agree with--no team will be removed from competition unless their robot cannot be made both legal and safe. Refusal to make the robot legal, I've heard of in the past. Refusal to make it safe, or to disable a mechanism for a match so they can play and then work on a fix, I don't think I've ever heard of.
I understand that they'll be allowed to play minus the offending mechanism, it's just going to be a very upsetting day for both the team and the inspectors if they have to disallow something.
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