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Originally Posted by E Dawg
We were having a debate tonight on whether or not it is legal to fill pneumatic wheels with water. It would be a good way to add some weight to our robot (yes, I know  ), but the catch is that it may violate R9. Do you all, especially current/former robot inspectors, believe "water wheels" to be legal? |
To actually answer your question- In Ultimate Ascent a team in my area came to an event with the wheels on their frisbee shooter filled with water. The inspectors did not allow them to use those wheels due to the risk of the wheels leaking or spectacularly breaking and throwing water everywhere.
While I am not an inspector, I would imagine that this would not be allowed again this year. The defenses cause enough trauma to robots that the risk of the wheels breaking open is too high.
Your best bet would be to ask a Q&A question for an official judgement.