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Unread 26-02-2016, 09:13
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Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline
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Re: Withholding Allowance

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Originally Posted by rich2202 View Post
The team brings along ...
and a 120# completely assembled identical practice robot to cannibalize for spare parts.
Don't even think about bringing a second robot. The robot rules are very specific about one robot and repeatedly uses words like "the ROBOT", and "their ROBOT". Everything is singular for a reason. You may disassemble the second robot at your build space and bring spares under the WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE. Please note that the WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE is a one time only, bring in at load in.

R18 At an Event, Teams may have access to a WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE of FABRICATED ITEMS,not bagged per R15, to be used to repair and/or upgrade their ROBOT. The WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE is a static set of items that shall not exceed 30 lbs. 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.

Emphasis mine. You may not have a second robot or a pile of FABRICATED PARTS out in the car that you constantly go out and bring into the venue throughout the competition.
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