[IronicDeadBird]

Two things cause I gotta run.

1. I feel like the limited amount of spare parts is something that actually forces more thought into designing a robot. When you design a robot all around performing well and you have done your job and you can win at any event if you sail smoothly. Yet taking the time to design something that can handle a few bumps in the road is a beneficial experience for students. Its a humbling experience to learn the hard way even when everything is done right, something can still go wrong.
2. It would be interesting to allow teams to bring as much as they wanted IF they donated anything that was "extra" was given to First to be available to all teams during a competition. This year I see a lot of similar robot designs and I imagine a fair number of fabricated parts could be tossed between teams and used.
Looking back though this idea can be exploited in so many ways.

Last little bit...
I genuinely feel sorry for a team who has to repair more then 45 pounds of damage to a robot. That is a lot of stress put onto students in a very short amount of time.