When I served on the FRA Governing Body I was always opposed to there being a ban on machines without an active weapon,nothing has yet persuaded me to change my mind.Rambots/Pushers/Boring Boxes call them whatever you want are the easiest and cheapest way into the spobby for everybody, not just junior roboteers,I can think of at least 3 adult roboteers that run only Rambot Featherweights, and to alienate all of these members of our community would be akin to committing suicide for our future.
At Worthing 2 of the 3 FP Flipper Featherweights were taken out by the arena flipper,leaving only the boxes to contest the final hardly their fault! I have had Stagefright totally wrecked by a House Robot, but the boxes were always there,and continuing to put on a show for the EO's. I remember the first time Alex won a trophy with Tiny Toon (RL at Burgess Hill),the look on his face when he got his trophy and how it inspired him and drove him on.We only had 1 Robot back then but now have 1 Heavy, 5 Feathers ( 3 with a weapon) and 2 Ants. If he had not been able to compete on a level playing field would we have this commitment?

If a ban was brought in for Rambots, effectively driving out the younger guys, and only leaving the more technically advanced active weapon machines I might have a decision to make whether I would even take the Featherweights to that event.