Accepted Tethers

[Kris Verdeyen]

Originally posted by jasoni
We designed and built one, but we were prepared to remove it during inspection if it was deemed a violation.

This was our attitude as well.

Those teams that were bold, and decided to build a steerable runner well knew that they were treading on a grey area. Our team had even considered building several options, in case one or more was disallowed.

In the end, though, we decided to give it a try, and put our faith in the rulemakers. Because the ruling allowing tethers is the right ruling. By allowing tethers the way they are, they are treating them like any other part of the robot, and that is the correct way to do it.