pic: One-day Minibot

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Guys,
1) In a world where everything is open, reverse engineering is capable. There is no way that anyone can consider that their minibot design is not going to be copied in part or in whole by another team. This design is in fact used in some iteration over the whole country thus far and in no small way mimics the design of one of the minibots used for demo at the kickoff. Why do you think magnets are in the allowable materials list?

2) Removing the motor pinion is an allowable modification. It has been since at least the first Fisher Price motor was provided in the KOP.

3) The push/push switch at the top of the minibot must be labeled as a "light switch" or at least marketed as a light switch to be legal. If it is merely in the same area of the store where there are light switches is not enough to classify this as a light switch. The GDC has ruled that even if certain manufacturers use it as a light switch in an appliance you can buy, it does not make it a "light switch". Be prepared to show documentation.