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Originally Posted by Jack Jones
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I think that Jack has it right here.
Sensible engineers do not design from first principles on every project they work on. They stand on and re-use the fruits of earlier design activities. This is the meaning of the word "design" in rule 16 and this is the process that we should be engaging students in. Teams are not restricted to engaging in the design process in this manner, however, they may re-design the wheel if they want.
Rule 15 makes this interpretation of rule 16 clear.
Don't forget, we are always admonished to not "lawyer" the rules!
This applies as equally to attempts to produce restrictions that don't exist as it applies to doing away with restrictions that do exist.
This, of course, is modulo the fact that this years rules haven't been published yet. It could, in fact, be the case that we get to chip our robots out of stone this year. That could be fun...