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Originally Posted by EricH
Now, Jay, the inspector would certainly pass you.
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I wouldn't be so certain of that. As an LRI, i would have serious reservations about velcro on the drive train, and what it could do to the carpet. As you pointed out in your excellent history/background around the rule, the intent is to avoid damaging the carpet, and I would strongly suspect that velcro in a drive train could cause some significant damage to the carpet over the course of the day. Just think of situations like a pushing match... will the velcro let go and allow the wheels to free spin on the carpet, or would the motors stall? Does the answer depend on the number of CIMs in the drive train, and high vs low gear? How would scrub from the wheels when the robot turns affect the carpet?
Personally, if a robot showed up with velcro on the wheels, I would probably grab the FTA and head ref and get their opinions - they're the ones who would have to deal with the consequences should the velcro cause issues on the field. I don't think the ruling on this is as obvious or certain as you may think. Definitely one for the Q&A if you're thinking of using it!