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Re: Cheesecake: How far is too far?
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Originally Posted by The Lucas
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Originally Posted by AGPapa
Interestingly enough, a team tried this in the past.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=65363
In 2008 1519 has two different configurations (which, together, weighed inside the 120lb limit, so no need for re-inspection). It was designed so the control system could be taken out of one config and put into another. They were ruled illegal as the rules state that "Each registered FIRST Robotics Competition team can enter ONE (1) ROBOT into the 2008 FIRST Robotics Competition" and the inspectors considered each configuration a separate robot. |
It is like you read my mind, I was thinking of the perils of Speed Racer when I was posting this. The rules have changed significantly since then. With the new Q&A it would seem you could have a 120lb Fezzik and get reinspected as Speed Racer as needed instead of inspecting them together and changing the power pathways (which was part of the 2 Robot ruling issue). |
In all honesty, we had considered going with a "two part robot" (somewhat like 148) this year, but with the Speed Racer / Fezzik fiasco as part of our history on 1519, we didn't want to take the risk of having an unconventional design ruled illegal again.
This year's rule interpretations sure seem like the "dual configuration robot" approach we had in 2008 would have been permitted this year.
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