[Taylor]

As the rules are written right now, the OP's strategy is legitimate and legal.
It also used to be legal to leave parts of the robot behind - "capping goals" was a popular strategy before rules specifically disallowed it - as were wedge robots.
Let's not castigate this fellow for suggesting a valid strategy. He put it out here in the open forum, open for discussion, and he did not say he intends for his team to use this strategy.
I say kudos to Canon for thinking outside the 54x25 box.