[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Kims Robot

You can bring in whatever you want for fabricated items (including mechanisms), so as long as your drivetrain and anything else you bring are under 65lbs, you can withhold it. But be VERY careful, all your electronics and everything "assembled" or "fabricated" counts!

See here:
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=14653
http://www.usfirst.org/uploadedFiles...pdate%2011.pdf
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ht=withholding

Kim has given you a good list of reading material on this topic. Here's one that was just published a few minutes ago.

http://frcdirector.blogspot.com/2010...and-early.html

Originally Posted by Bill's Blog

Tomorrows Team Update will include the following: Rule , as amended in Team Update #11, permits the TEAM to utilize a 65 pound WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE. The choice of which FABRICATED PARTS of the ROBOT are included in the WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE is entirely up to the TEAM.

Please note that a ROBOT is an assembly of FABRICATED and COTS parts. Teams attending traditional events may not bring fully assembled ROBOTS to the competition. Teams attending bag & tag events may not bring a fully assembled ROBOT that has not been bagged. For both traditional and bag & tag events, teams may bring up to 65lbs of FABRICATED parts for use on the ROBOT, even if their ROBOT weighs less than 65lbs.