AndyMark G04 / R03 Communication Contest

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by Richard Wallace

On a related note: I will be interested to find out (maybe from those who attend LRI training this year) how procedures at the inspection station will change due to this year's size and weight rules.

Because bumpers remain excluded from the robot's maximum weight limit, while they are included in its maximum size limit, robots might have to be presented at the inspection station both with and without bumpers. R025 allows a maximum of five minutes for two people to install or remove bumpers. I wonder if this will increase the length of time that each team remains at the inspection station?

I was at LRI training, and I can tell you... we're just as interested as you are in finding out what the process will be There have been discussions on several different approaches, but no final decision yet. Regardless, I doubt we'll have teams sit at the inspection table while they put their bumpers on - there generally isn't enough room to have multiple teams doing that! Instead, I would expect to be putting your bumpers on in your pit, and visiting the inspection station twice as part of the inspection process.