[Andy L]

writchie beat me to the rant post about how ignorant you're being.

The idea is cool, yes. You need to keep in mind though you have some of the most respectable people on Chief Delphi telling you about what you're doing wrong, and you're just shaking off like "oh yeah we'll fix that"

Inspectors will stop you if your props look remotely unsafe. They're looking out for everyone's safety not just how cool your robot is. If a 12 year old can put a finger inside your guard, they'll rule it unsafe, judging by that picture I think a 12 year old could fit his whole arm in there.