[Al Skierkiewicz]

Guys,
R8 dominates in this discussion. Inspectors will look at your robot as a potential issue for volunteers on the field and students who are working on or near your robot. Sprockets that are buried inside your robot frame or near the floor or very high may pose less of a threat than items near handholds, or the outside of your main frame. If the inspector thinks it poses a safety issue, they will ask you to come up with a method to protect all around your robot. For those of you who have never pinched a finger in your bike chain, it is nearly the same as a soldering iron burn without the smell. The difference can be that a soldering iron won't break your finger while a sprocket may.