[Jon Stratis]

I'll chime in here with my biggest concern: R8, specifically the "cause unsafe conditions" part. This year many, many teams will utilize springs or tubing to create a mechanism that can fire with a lot of power. The last thing we want to see is a team picking up their robot and the thing firing without warning, injuring a student when it hits them on top of the head or under the jaw (given the speed and power of these shooters, I wouldn't be surprised if this caused a serious concussion or broke a jaw). Please, Please, Please design in some safety interlocks to make sure this doesn't happen! A locking pin, or a carabiner that can keep the shooter from hitting someone carrying the robot is really all that's needed.