[Devin L.]

personally, i dont find anything wrong with using a practice robot during practice rounds. i believe that practice matches give u a feel to who ur going up against and give ur driver, operator, and human player the chance to practice. some teams may not have the resources for their robot which could cause them to fall behind. they had a robot, it was the same as their shipped, they didnt use it as a way to cheat, they fixed their "mistake", and they didnt try to hide it. the last thing i want to see is a fellow FIRST team unable to compete because their robot wasnt ready. from what i recall at BAE, a rookie team had to quit because they blew their drive ( i think they mounted it wrong, and it was unfixable ) when i heard about it, i felt bad for them. i wouldnt mind if they used it, and i think most other teams wouldnt either. in any case, i think that a practice/back-up bot should be allowed during practice rounds in order to get ur shipped bot ready to kick some...