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Unread 08-01-2011, 19:25
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Re: Minibot

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Originally Posted by ThePeracha View Post
I hope they allow it. I mean, they probably didn't anticipate this but I hope they see the innovation here and allow.
That's not something you want to say. There are a number of folks who saw a major rule change in 2002, when tape measures could not be used for a particular part of the robot until a GDC member saw innovation and allowed the use of tape measures for that part...

...at a competition...

...Making all the people who'd done it right the first time really, really mad.

At this point, it's not clear whether it is or is not legal. I'd figure that by Tuesday or Wednesday, when the first Update comes out, we'll know for certain.
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