my point was that i have a 100kg fully competitave robot ready for full on competition. but if i swap the ali armour for hardox it will be overweight. the initial robot if in competition would weigh 100kg. entertainment part of it would mean hardox panels would make my robot last longer. when the competition comes round then envy would weigh in at 100kg. whats the big deal with that. a 50kg robot would be a middleweight. i am sure roboteers have the sense to build a robot within the weight limits for competition and if said robots weigh more then they simply wont enter competitions.

if there was a rule written in stone that your robot wont be able to come to events and play because its 2kg overweight due to an extra bit of armour then i wont play in whiteboards. event organisers better get their hand in their pockets and provide sufficient prize money for my robot to do competitions all the time. a small trophy made from plastic wont be enough reward for my robot to enter white boards if i am not allowed a little extra armour