No Ship Day?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by DevenStonow

In my two years of MAR, never have I seen the cause of failing inspection prior to the start of matches be because of lack of time at the event.

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

What's to stop a team from modifying a robot after any inspection?

I'd work as an inspector a bit before saying the timecrunch is not a problem. Inspectors often have to go crazy to get those last few teams to pass. Some teams have no sense of urgency when they are far from being legal, with only 30 minutes left in the day....

Listen to Adam. I was about to say that, because I HAVE seen teams unable to make their first few matches because they did not pass inspection, due to a robot problem, even with the inspectors working with them to solve their issues. And did I mention that this was with an extended inspection time because the inspectors were few in number?


And after any inspection, teams can (and do!) modify their robots. If the modification involves adding something or changing a dimension and it could affect legality, the team is supposed to check with the inspectors before their next match--9/10 times, the inspectors will walk over, go "You're good", and walk away. Most of the rest will be weight checks. (I think one of the folks commenting on this thread got bitten by not informing the inspectors of a change that brought the robot's weight up too high... but still made weight for elims after a hectic lunch break.)