Here's the relevant rule (T12):
Quote:
During the event, from load-in on the first day to load-out on the final day, Teams may only produce FABRICATED ITEMS in the
pit areas or provided machine shops, as defined in the Administrative Manual, Section 4.8: The Pit, and per R17 in Section 4.6:
Material Utilization.
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Every year there are a certain set of the rules that you can ignore and get away with. I have yet to discover how teams can determine which rules can be ignored and which rules must be followed, but after attending many championships, it's safe to say that you can just ignore this one, unless, of course, you're above cheating in a high school robotics competition...
/rant
All sarcasm aside, you bring up a reasonable point. I saw one team working on some device outside their pit, and a man on a golf cart drove up to them and starting telling them they couldn't work outside their pit. After the team's initial reaction of terror, the guy said he was joking. Why bother putting something in the manual that looks like a rule if event staff are going to laugh at it and ignore it? It's all very confusing...