Legality of Team 190's Mechanism?

[Jeff Waegelin]

My question: if you need to document the legality of your machine to make a case to the inspectors, are you really following the intent of the rules? I don't really like the term "lawyering" the rules (I feel it's gotten clichéd here), but this would seem to be a textbook example. A robot should be able to prove that it meets the rules without supporting documentation. Out of the box designs are great, and should be encouraged, but being able to play within the rules is part of the design challenge.