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Originally Posted by DB9
This is crazy i wanna buy some right now in every color of the rainbow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok now seriously, all of you who are worried if this is legal or not, don't. It's legal until someone tells them it's not so as long as i'm concerned this shouldn't be a big deal.
besides, who here really wants to make bumpers...just buy them  |
Many of us here attempt to follow all of the rules including those that are difficult or impossible to actually enforce at the competition such as the "work before build season" rule. Anyone who posted here about whether this is legal or not almost certainly did not do so to burst the bubble of Team 2070 or to deny them of money. They did so in order to save Team 2070 and any teams that may think of purchasing from them from hassle down the road.
If you want to be sure whether it is legal or not, as usual ask the Q&A. My guess is the answer will be that if you meet all the qualifications of a vendor as outlined on page 6 of section 8 you're fine, otherwise it's probably not legal.
EDITED: Rereading the relevant sections for a third time, it looks like this may be legal provided the teams receiving the bumpers account for materials and labor as Eric noted (the $50 may include this). As noted above I would go to the Q&A before taking any orders or have a plan if it is decided it is illegal.
I don't think anyone here is making it a "big deal". In fact, we're trying to prevent it from being a big deal.
EDIT: I've never noticed before when reading the fabricated items definition that fabricated items may be "conjured" into the final form used on the robot. Now I just need to find a sorcerer.....