[EricH]

Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350

Maybe that's the idea. A heavier robot would be harder to launch up, thus teams can't simply shoot a piece of fin-stabilized piece of aluminum box tube at the trigger. that would be a hazard, not a miniature robot.

NOTE: I am aware that this situation is a bit extreme, but it illustrates the point.

Yep...but you'd think that it'd be easier to say, thou shalt not launch, catapult, throw, shoot, or otherwise propel a projectile, minibot, or other device at the target, unless it be affixed to the post.