Now you understand 118's pain in 2012. Their solution was legal using the definition of Grapple from 2011, and there were no changes to the rule in 2012, and yet their robot was ruled illegal.
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Originally Posted by magnets
Before the championship, the LRI/all the inspectors have a conference call with FIRST, and they go over what's legal and not legal. That's how the robot inspectors knew that 118 was illegal in 2012. With the three robots (1114, 67, and 236), I'd be willing to bet the GDC must have seen a picture of one of them at least, and if the bumpers were illegal, they'd let the CMP/Michigan championship inspectors know they were no good.
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118's robot passed inspection as it was not illegal from inspection standpoint. The Head Ref is the person who enforces the game rules and the definition of Grapple.