[seanwitte]

The bottom line is this: they GAVE teams a working robot chassis that can be built by the end of the day of the kickoff presentation. They GAVE teams code that can find and track the target. You now have 6 weeks to build something that can pick up and throw the balls. Teams that build a functional robot in six weeks should not be penalized by allowing other teams to keep working after the ship date. Of course you could build a better robot in 8 weeks, but you only have six. Thats the point. If that means you need two weeks to practice then the build season is four.