R14:
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All ROBOT elements, with the exception of those withheld per R18 (including items intended for use during the competition in alternative configurations of the ROBOT) must be bagged or crated (as appropriate for your event), and out of Team hands by the end of Stop Build Day, February 18, 2014 (refer to the FRC Administrative Manual, Section 5 for more details).
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This rule, which is what the inspectors should be inspecting to with regards to what's in the bag, does not state that a ROBOT has to be bagged - simply that ROBOT elements that are not withheld per R18 have to be bagged. If you can withhold everything and still be under 45 lbs, then you can bring in an empty bag and meet this requirement.
I was one of the most vocal people pointing out this issue a week or two ago (At the time, the wording was such that you had to bag something that met the definition of a ROBOT). The GDC added the clarification in update 2-11 that made it legal to withhold and combination of parts (including a whole robot), so long as that combination is under 45 lbs.