45 Degree rule...

[Paul Copioli]

I say adapt and overcome.

We are one of those teams that spent a great deal of time engineering the hitch & lift mechanism. Our design was complete last Friday (or so we thought), but we were 5 lbs overweight (approx.). We spent all weekend putting our robot on "body solutions" to try and shed weight. Since the new ruling, we have just found a great way to lose the weight (we still might use our other way). I say adapt and overcome. Yes, I think the ruling put teams less prepared than us in a better position to compete with us, but there are still some technical challenges with the wedge that will get you if you don't think about them. Anyway, the rule change is waht the rule change is.

-Paul