[EricH]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

As for 1519, I don't see how it was sketchy at all. They had a movable control board, which was the ROBOT, since it had the ROBOT CONTROLLER on it. Fezzik and Speed Racer were simply two MECHANISMS it could be attached to. I always thought this sort of thing was EXACTLY within the spirit of the interchangeable MECHANISMS but have to be within 120lbs all inclusive rule.

If you wanted to go by the spirit of the rules, 1519 was not legal. If you wanted to go by the letter of the rules, then they were (unless possibly their bumpers weren't). (To quote a Q&A for that year responding to a question about something else, "That would be a violation of the spirit, but not necessarily the letter, of the rules.") ROBOT that year was poorly defined; something about whatever a team places on the field that has passed inspection, if I recall correctly.

The next year, the definition of ROBOT was changed to include a mobility system, control system, etc. and it hasn't changed.