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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall
That's one rule I'd especially like to have a kick at fixing, because it's been an annoyance for several years.
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I agree, it definitely needs to be fixed.
The intent of this rule, if I understand it correctly, is to not allow metal treads, as on
TechnoKats and
Wildstang robots in 2002. Also, it is aimed at not allowing file cards, which were also made famous by
Team Hammond in 2002, and then copied by many teams that same year.
Maybe this rule can be scrutinized to death so that no metal can ever touch the carpet, but I seriously think that is not the intent. As a member of one of the teams listed above who had something on their robot which resulted in this rule, I would hope to understand the intent.
What surprises me is that well-meaning people look at this rule and automatically think that it's a "no metal on carpet rule".
I will start a new thread. Sorry for hi-jacking this one.
Andy