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Re: Vex contest from Exploding Bacon

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Originally Posted by Billfred
Alright, I know you can have one person driving two robots simultaneously (according to the rules, at least). Two people can drive one robot simultaneously. Two people can NOT drive two robots. But enough citing of rules, on with the question.

Suppose that there is one robot that starts whole, then one part of the robot detaches from the other. One of these parts lacks any sort of electronics, motors, controls, or anything that could really make it considered a robot on its own merits; any movement from this part would require the other part--the real robot--to drive it. Could this arrangement be operated with two drivers?
Bill you come up with the most interesting questions, makes me wonder what is up your sleeve.

The idea behind this rule was that someone wouldn't come up with a robot that was really two robots and thus transport more objects faster. But actually this would be covered by the rule only one item can be transported at a time, so maybe the rule was unnecessary.

So as long as you are not transporting more than one object at a time and contain more than one object at a time then you are OK. Your definition of the second part of the robot in my mind is just an extension of the robot.

So to answer your question, it is OK.
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