Official Rules Clarifications

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Robot Arm (11/12/12)
7.a. says “… scoreable items (pencils, nails, pipes, batteries)….” batteries should have been changed to ping pong balls.

Glad to see the rules were proof read... After they were published.

I know you were just trying to be a little snide, but you'd be surprised how many sets of eyes (90%+ of them volunteers) actually did look at the rules before they were published and didn't catch this. This is a largely volunteer-driven endeavor most of use do in our spare time, on top of helping with our own local teams, workshops, tournaments, etc. As in any complicated technical effort, there will always be little things that slip through the cracks, which is why we have an official clarification / FAQ process.