[Al Skierkiewicz]

Tristan,
As I have pointed out in a different thread, we have received no direction from the GDC on any changes to the method of inspection. I cannot agree, based on past safety discussions and procedures, that transporting a robot with a charged mechanism, pneumatic or mechanical, is appropriate. If that is the case, then inspecting under different conditions is also inappropriate. Teams for many years have figured out ways to move robot objects into playing position that did not require charged systems to do so.
I think that the majority of this discussion likely is directed at kicking mechanisms. If the kicking device would fall outside of the robot frame perimeter without being in the charged state, it seems to me that the team needs to design their mechanism to keep the kicker inside the frame perimeter when at rest.