[EricH]

Andy, I chose that as an example. Was it the best one? No. Was it the worst one? No. They could have just said, launching minibots that are not attached to the pole is an automatic safety violation, and any that are launched attached to the pole will be closely inspected for safety. Just one avenue they could have taken.

Jesse, I don't think Adam's post was a change of heart from his earlier one. FTC was simply named as the item of discussion at that time; the later post is simply an expansion.

I finally thought of a good comparison that may explain why everybody's mad: That healthcare bill the last Congress session passed, with the requirement to buy insurance. We're being required to put certain parts on the robot to be competitive--and they may or may not be inferior/superior, which isn't why we're annoyed. It's that we have to have them.

Mods, could this thread be given a 24-hour cooldown? I think we all need a break.