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Originally Posted by GeeTwo
We brought our practice 'bot to both Bayou and CMP last year in the trailer, to have an on-site source of spare parts. As it turned out, we did not need them, though we did loan a couple of dura-omnis, bearings, and shafts off of it to another team at Bayou.
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FYI the rule that makes this illegal does talk specifically about fabricated parts.
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R17 At an Event, Teams may have access to a static set of FABRICATED ITEMS, not bagged per R14, known as the WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE, that shall not exceed 30 lbs. to be used to repair and/or upgrade their ROBOT. With permission from another Team, Teams may also have access to FABRICATED ITEMS that are part of that other Team’s WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE to repair and/or upgrade their ROBOT. The WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE may only be brought into the Venue when the Team initially loads in at the Event. Items made at an Event do not count towards this weight limit.
This means teams may not store FABRICATED ITEMS outside the pits to be brought to the event at a later time. This set may be changed between events (i.e. a Team may leave a different set of items out of the bag and/or fabricate new items to bring to their next event) provided the total weight of FABRICATED ITEMS brought to the next event does not exceed thirty (30) lbs.
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However as an inspector I much prefer if teams don't bring their practice robot anywhere near the venue. Even if you are just getting COTS parts it looks very suspicious when you are dissembling a robot in the parking lot. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say I'd rather not deal with that. I love practice robots but please do everyone a favor and leave them at home.