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FIX-IT-WINDOWS – Two 5-hour work periods following the deadline for shipping the robot, or following the close of a regional competition, in which ALL teams may manufacture parts in preparation for future competitions. During the FIX-IT WINDOWS, software for either the robot or operator interface may be developed without restriction. The FIX-IT WINDOWS are limited to single continuous time periods with a maximum duration of 5 hours each. Part or all of the team may participate in the work conducted during this period. The FIX-IT WINDOWS may not be subdivided into multiple work sessions of lesser duration.
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<R17> During the “FIX-IT WINDOWS” following the shipment of the robot: During this period, all teams may utilize one or two 5-hour FIX-IT-WINDOWS to manufacture SPARE and REPLACEMENT PARTS and develop software for their robot at their home facility. Fabrication of UPGRADE PARTS is not permitted during this period. The timing of these “FIX-IT WINDOWS” is at the discretion of the team, but all work must be completed by 5:00pm on the Friday following the robot shipment deadline. Teams may manufacture all the SPARE and REPLACEMENT parts they want, but the amount of parts they can bring to the competition event is limited (as specified in Rule <R29>)
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<R20> During the “FIX-IT WINDOW” following each Regional Competition weekend: During this period, all teams (not just those teams attending a Regional Competition) may utilize one or two 5-hour FIX-ITWINDOWS to manufacture SPARE, REPLACEMENT and UPGRADE PARTS and develop software for their robot at their home facility (not at the competition site). The timing of these “FIX-IT WINDOWS” is at the discretion of the team, but all work must be completed between the close of the Competition and 5:00pm on the Thursday following the Regional Competition weekend. At the conclusion of a regional competition event, teams may take a limited amount of broken or malfunctioning COMPONENTS or MECHANISMS back to their home facility to make SPARE or REPLACEMENT PARTS. The purpose of this rule is to allow teams to make critical repairs to existing parts to enable them to compete in following events. The intent of this rule is not to have teams take their entire robot back home and make large-scale revisions or upgrades to the robot. Teams may manufacture and/or repair all the parts they want, but the amount of parts they can bring to the competition event is limited (as specified in Rule <R29>).
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This is different and significant.
The way I read it, since there are 5 weeks of regionals they are essentially giving each team up to 12 sessions of up to 5 hour each (Max of 60 hours) after ship to make spare parts (only 50 hours could be for upgraded parts).
Seems like a rule we all can live with. Thoughts?
Joe J.