YMTC: Bluateam Refurbishes Bluabot's Mangled Arm

[Kris Verdeyen]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

"Teams may manufacture SPARE, REPLACEMENT and UPGRADE PARTS for their robot at their home facility (not at the competition site). At the conclusion of a regional competition event, teams may take a limited amount of broken or malfunctioning COMPONENTS or MECHANISMS back to their home facility to make SPARE or REPLACEMENT PARTS. Teams may manufacture and/or repair all the parts they want, but the amount of parts they can bring to the competition event is limited (as specified in Rule <R24>)."

As I read that, a functioning 18 pound redesigned/remanufactured arm cannot be brought to competition. Eighteen pounds of arm parts can be brought and assembled into an arm at the competition.
I personally will be walking around the pits, with a 25 pound balance scale and a blindfold to check anyone who brings in "parts". ( note the reference to "Blind Justice"?)

Seems to me like the arm would qualifiy as a "MECHANISM". I know that it's often dangerous to use common sense in a YMTC thread, but I'd say sure they can take it with them.

- they built the arm during the build and the FIW
- it weighs less than 25 pounds
- this year's rules have made no line between components and assemblies as far as bringing parts to the competition is concerned.

I have to say, I'm not sure why this is even a question...