Looking at the robots this year, I got a strange sense of deja-vu...
Are teams permitted to enter robot bases from previous seasons this year? I was under the impression that the rule allowing that was made obsolete by the introduction of the C-Base kit frame. In fact, this year's rulebook states:
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Originally Posted by RB1
The robots for the 2009 OCCRA competition must be built entirely during the period of time starting at Kickoff 2009 and ending at the 2008 county championships. No parts on a robot are allowed if they were fabricated before this time...
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It further states that;
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Originally Posted by RB1
Structural material may be re-used to save expenses
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but the way I understand it, that just means that individual pieces of metal that you have laying around can be reused, but they have to be removed from their component assemblies before you can incorporate them into the new robot. For instance, using a 20" long piece of square tube you just took off an old bot would be fair game, but reusing a bunch of c-base bolted together wouldn't be in the spirit of the rules.
Am I missing something here?