[EricH]

Originally Posted by schmidtz

our robot has a metal cover over the entire electronic/motor/gears/everything. we need to know whether or not we will have to take it off for inspection because right now it is riveted to the frame. we could take it off with some force and about 2 hours of work, but we really dont know if it is necessary.

Can you see the RC from three feet in front of the robot? Can an inspector see the breaker panels? Pneumatics? Motors?

If the answer to any of those questions is "No", you will need to at least modify it to allow for seeing through it. Especially the controller; you can't compete at all if you can't see it.