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Re: YMTC: Can teams start cutting metal for 2005?
I think this is what FIRST is trying to get rid of. Remember last kickoff they said they are trying to make rules clear so we can stop being lawyers and just build the bots? I believe one of the spotlights here reads "stop being lawyers and start being engineers!"
So lets look at it simply:
1) Did you buy it? No? then that means you made it outside build season, against the (last year) rules, so be ready to make another one when Jan 8th hits. If yes, go to 2
2) Is it still the same as when you bought it? No? then the only way you arent breaking the rules (from last year) is if it's been cut for storage otherwise you'll have to make a different one for your official robot. If yes then you are within regulations
So relating to that post I saw where a team takes the AM shifter plans to machine shops to have them built: they bought them, not made them; meaning they are legal in my mind. Any other team could do the exact same thing. On the other hand, not every team can make their own transmission, but they have the ability to buy them, placing them in the "off the shelf" category (whether or not every team can afford them is another matter, but not actually relevant as the team still has the ability to buy one)
Thats my opinion.
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Last edited by Ryan Foley : 08-12-2004 at 23:43.
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