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Originally Posted by coldabert
And I would have pointed it out to the inspectors, however the Pitts regional was quite rushed and I believe at that time, the inspectors were dealing with speed trials (our team was asked to retry 3 times after we passed the first one, come on people, GP).
And let me say again that the whole point of bringing this up was for teams to learn from the experience. I'm not challenging the system. I don't want to change the rules. It's just a story worth listening to.
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I guess this applies to both inspectors and teams, rushed or not it's a matter of safety. Check, double check, and heck why not give it a third one just in case. If something goes wrong with electrical it can destroy a robot, or a person, quite easily. I remember talking to a material supplier while looking for impact resistant materials, when I told him the draw of our motors he didn't believe me. One of my big concerns, is huge amount of unsecured wires I see on robots. Heck I donated zip ties to a team for the cause.
Even if it takes a few extra minutes waiting for a chance to have my bot inspected I would rather wait with the knowledge that if I overlooked something it'll get caught then to end up with a robot empty of magical noise (It's a pain to get that stuff back in the robot). And yeah I know if inspectors took the extra time to inspect it means less competition time, I'm still trying to figure that one out. The rules, and zip ties, are your friends.