[ALIBI]

Sorry, <R41> is quite clear. They may not bring in more than 25 pounds of FABRICATED items. If they had the raw material (which would be a COTS item, unlimited) with them they could manufacture new SPARES using equipment/machine shop available to all teams at the regional during the specified hours <R31>. I would argue that they could aquire the raw materials while at the regional if need be. If they did not bring in 25 pounds of FABRICATED items, I would also argue that they could manufacture a new or upgrade part at their home facility and bring it in first thing in the morning <R32>. This would be a timing thing and as long as they met those requirements it would be OK.

Here is the lesson. If you have complicated FABRICATED items, make a couple spares when you make the first one and stick them in your crate. Mind you, this is coming from someone with crate, robot (110 pounds), contols, bumpers that weight about 320 pounds. If you have items that are simple to manufacture, bring in the raw materials and the necessary equipment to manufacture them or make sure that the on site (haha) machine shop has the equipment to make them. Never bring in your maximum weight in SPARE/UPGRADE Parts. Especially if you have a second robot nearby with duplicate parts on it that were manufactured during the build season.