[Mike Martus]

As the Lead Inspector for Michigan I found the training in Manchester very needed. Contained within this thread are many very good Ideas. What is of supreme importance is this:

.... Well trained set of inspectors
.... appropriate tools to do the job (we had many templates to measure bumpers)
.... a REQUIREMENT for all teams to do a PRE_Inspection prior to shipping the robot... teams that did not have pre-inspection done were delayed in the inspection process
.... A strong emphasis upon meeting the set time constraints of inspections

Whatever changes come about, the main objective(s) of the inspection MUST be kept to the highest standards......
SAFETY is always highest
Meeting standards set by FIRST
Insuring that all teams can compete in a fair event following ALL rules as applied by the GDC

Typically in a 3 day event teams waste the morning and few inspections get done. In a shortened event (Like MI Events) the sense of urgency sparks the teams to get it done... like NOW!

Our inspectors were busy but in most cases were able to meet the objective of ALL Robots ready and inspected prior to the first match. Thanks to great teams and great inspectors we in Michigan were able to rise to the task and get the job done with a strong level of quality.