IMPORTANT 2005 CHANGES!!!!

[UlTiMaTeP]

Some very important changes that have been made this year that I noticed after reading all the pdf's in full detail. Many teams have started discussion on bots including mine (710) and have gone unaware of these changes, and started CAD'ing there bots to the wrong specs.

Important changes that were not highlighted:

1. Weight has dropped to 120, but the battery including connector will not be weighed in during inspection

2. Robot size has dropped 2 inches in width but grown 2 inches in length. New size is 28x38x60

3. During finals there will no longer be Alternates. A standby team will be chosen from the top ranking seeds and will replace the team that is inoperable. The team that was replaced cannot rejoin any of the following matches but will still be "in" the alliance. An alliance can only have one standby team.

4. No Drill motors will be provided this year, but there is an addition of a new mabuchi motor

5. Field size is 27 ft. wide and 54 ft. long (2 feet wider and 4 feet longer)