What would a component be?

[GaryVoshol]

It seems fairly straightforward.

8.2 DEFINITIONS

COMPONENT – A ROBOT part in its most basic configuration, which can not be disassembled without
damaging or destroying the part, or altering its fundamental function.
 Example 1: raw aluminum stock, pieces of steel, wood, etc., cut to the final dimensions in which
they will be used on the ROBOT, would all be considered components. Bolting pieces of
extruded aluminum together as a ROBOT frame would constitute a MECHANISM, and the
collection of pieces would not be considered a COMPONENT.

Add "carbon fiber" to the list of materials in Example 1. Does it make sense in your situation now?

If you cut a robot frame from one large piece of material, the frame itself is a component. If you make several pieces and fasten them together to make a frame, the frame is a mechanism and each individual piece of the frame is a component.