Starting Energy Limits for Springs?

[Ken Leung]

Like many people said, there is no such rule for this year's game.

However, I distinctly remember such a rule from a number of years ago, when spring energy seem to be an issue (back in the days of 00', 01'?). We also had a rule that measure the velocity of poof balls in 2006, but again, no such rules this year.

The GDC must've thought that the no soccer deeper than 3" inside your frame perimeter and the no kicker mechanism can stick out more than 2 inches outside your frame perimeter rules, plus S01, is sufficient for safety this year.

Frankly, I am a little scared of being around some of the kickers I've seen this year (including our own) without a reliable locking mechanism on it. People better be careful when handling their robot on and off the field, especially when unlocking the robot from the tower.