[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by thefro526

Mike,

While this can be done, and I'm sure will be done during the course of the Championship, it really limits teams to what they can do. My team for instance is planning on re-routing our drive chains at the next event, in addition to doing some modifications to our kicker. We're planning on using most of Thursday for this. We probably wouldn't do this at the Championship, for fear of missing the first few qualification matches, and maybe even missing getting inspected on time and not being rewarded seeding points even if we send a team representative.

-Dustin

Unless your changes are going to affect weight, envelope, number of motors or other items on the inspection checklist, your robot can be inspected before these changes are made. If your changes do affect those items, you can ask for re-inspection.

We don't want teams to miss any matches. Only if the robot is not complying with the rules, would it not pass inspection. In some cases, the non-conforming items can be disabled, allowing the robot to pass inspection and get on the field. For example, if there's a problem with pneumatics, the breaker for the compressor can be pulled for the match.

In order to get ~340 robots through inspection on Thurs morning, FIRST will need plenty of inspectors. Hopefully, enough people will step up to make this happen. This is a great opportunity to interact with students on teams you only get to see once a year! Whether or not Team 980 goes to Atlanta, I plan to be there as an inspector.