Team Update 14 (2016)

[Rangel(kf7fdb)]

Originally Posted by dodar

Then give us an analogy that would fit this situation.

And bin grabbers from 2015 and minibot/minibot launchers from 2011 dont count.

Not that I agree or disagree with the argument but why wouldn't bin grabbers and minibots count? If anything they are perfect arguments for teams cloning each other within the withholding allowance rules. In my view, it can definitely be argued that lessening the risk of copying would drastically increase copying. A team doesn't even have to commit to the situation being described where a team waits until week 1 of regionals to start building. They could just build two robots like they already do. One that they build to the best design they could come up with and another to copy another team if their design can't cut it.

I'm not sure where I stand on having bag day. I'm not so sure it would lift the bottom teams up all that much rather than just solidify the dominance of the elite teams. Even if elite teams mess up and have a bad year, they can just copy or redesign much more easily.