Stop Work / Robot Bag Contents

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Originally Posted by bdaroz

We're a rookie team looking for some advice on how the ROBOT bag and WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE work in practice. We're furiously working to finish our last design elements and get the robot rolling but are becoming increasingly concerned we're going to come up short.

Are there any restrictions as to what can be included in the bag, and is that excluded from the WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE?

For example, if we have a ball capture mechanism that's almost, but not quite complete/functional, can we bag it to be completed at competition and exempt it from the WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE, or do we need to keep it off the bot / out of the bag and count it toward our 30 lbs?

What about pre-fabricated parts (spares) in the bag?

We're a little confused at how "open" the bag and tag rules are (as far as contents go) when so many of the other rules are exceptionally specific.

Thanks!

1) Any work that does not need to be done between now and the practice day at your event can be left in the bag and not count toward your withholding

2) You shouldn't bag a whole additional robot in your bag, but I'm unaware of any condition on where you can't bag parts and even subassemblies on Tuesday.

3) It's ok to be confused about withholding allowance rules; of all of the quirks rookies have to learn on top of the other struggles that come with building a program from the ground up, withholding allowance is probably the worst quirk as a result of two competing competition structures working in a... unique system.

As a team based out of New York, you are not allowed to open your bag in your shop between 12AM EST on February 24th and the last day of your last competition. You can only work on your robot during events when the pits are open.

If you are not planning on building anything between now and your event, you may want to keep that mechanism out of the bag. If you are, be aware of all of the rules surrounding withholding allowance (COTS parts, etc). Remember that your operator console (driver station) and bumpers are examples of two things integral to competing that do not count toward your WA.