[Vashts6583]

"<R14> Prior to the competitions: After the close of the "FIX-IT WINDOW"and prior to the competition, the team must put down their tools, cease fabrication of robot parts, and cease all software development. Take this opportunity to rest, recover from the build season, and relax. Teams may scout other teams, gather and exchage information, develop game-playing strategies, collect raw materials, prepare tool kits, plan how to make repairs, etc. in preparation for the upcoming competitions. But no construction or fabrication is allowed."

I take this to mean that you cannot create unexisting code, but you can tweak existing code to make it function properly.

Also, <R16> states: "The purpose of this Rule is to allow teams to make critical repairs to existing parts to enable them to compete in following events." Also, the total weight of Repair parts cannot excede 25lbs.

First of all, critical repairs can mean non-wroking coding that you did not have the time to fix. Second, existing parts includes the code since the code is a part of the robot, else it would not work. Third, total weight<25lbs. A floppy disc with the correct code weighs alot less than 1 lb., and the code can be uploaded easily, as long as someone brings along a laptop or some other method of moving code onto the robot.

All in all, I believe that tweaking code after the "FIX-IT WINDOW" is allowed, just as long as it tweaks already existing code on the robot. However, this is not an official ruling, just a rookie's opinion.