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Originally Posted by aaeamdar
However, I recognize that not every team (particularly rookies) will have someone who reads the entire rule book. How would a team that hadn't read the aforementioned section know that they couldn't actually build a 6' tall robot?
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I cannot imagine not reading and studying the rules - this is what defines what we can and cannot do! How can you come up with a design that ignores the specifications?
Engineers design stuff all the time -they don't come up with the features (Marketing does that), instead they implement those features in hardware. If you want a slingshot that can propel a golf ball to 12 m/s and I deliver a roofing shingle, is it OK? It could be the best darned roofing shingle in the history of man, but it's not meeting the specs.
RTFM isn't just a clever saying, you know.
Don