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[Joe Ross]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

This means you can assemble spares, manufacture parts that will upgrade the parts currently in place on the robot (i.e. making something that is stronger than the part currently on the robot) or simply hold out parts that are already finished like bumpers, if and only if they total less than 30lbs. Any other items must be assembled at your event.

I don't think the following Q/A agrees with you.

Game - The Robot » Material Utilization » R26
Q. Just to clarify rule [R26], what is considered to be an upgrade part? While replacements/repair parts are self-explanitory, one could argue that any improvement is an upgrade, including addition of an entire sub-system that weighs exactly or less than 30 lbs. FRC2423 2012-02-20
A. Rule [R26] allows 30lbs of Fabricated Items, as defined in Rule [R22].

If they had wanted to ban new mechanisms, they would have explicitly said so in the answer to the Q/A, rather then referring to [R22].