Neither this rule nor the language in this blue box define specific thresholds for how much of a MAJOR MECHANISM must be constructed after Kickoff. This rule expects and requires the team’s honest assessment of whether they built the MAJOR MECHANISMS of their ROBOT after Kickoff.

Attempts to exploit loopholes in the definition of MAJOR MECHANISM in order to bypass this requirement are in the spirit of neither this rule nor FIRST Robotics Competition. Examples of exploitation include:

A.      Pre-assembling significant portions of a MAJOR MECHANISM prior to Kickoff and attaching those assemblies together post-Kickoff

B.      Removing a small COMPONENT of a MAJOR MECHANISM prior to Kickoff such that it is no longer a MAJOR MECHANISM and replacing it after Kickoff.