[Jnadke]

The previous answer was a little misleading...

First, let's get this simple rule straight: All robot components must be fabricated within the 6 week build period.


Now, you can build components at the competition (regional/championship) and put them on your robot. That is certainly legal. Last year they let us build 'spare parts' for 3 days after the competitions.


Technically, there's nobody keeping an eye on you. It's up to the teams to use 'good faith' and 'gracious professionalism' and not cheat by making parts outside of the alotted timeframe.