Answered: Standoffs as Damage under <R3>?

[DracoTheDragon]

Would unaltered, 2" Stand offs sticking out horizontally violate <R3>

<R3> The following types of mechanisms and components are NOT allowed:
a. Those that could potentially damage playing field components.
b. Those that could potentially damage other competing robots.
c. Those that pose an unnecessary risk of entanglement.

Since i believe it’s a case by case basis, here are more in-depth details.

The standoffs are meant to be used as a roll guard and will be mounted at the front of the Drivetrain horizontally. It is not the outer most point of the robot, so whenever the robot decides to push an opponent or be pushed, the standoffs will not touched. Also, the standoffs do not have any special fastener/method to fasten and tend to get flippy and loose as the match goes on

[Karthik]

The standoffs are meant to be used as a roll guard and will be mounted at the front of the Drivetrain horizontally. It is not the outer most point of the robot, so whenever the robot decides to push an opponent or be pushed, the standoffs will not touched. Also, the standoffs do not have any special fastener/method to fasten and tend to get flippy and loose as the match goes on

From what you’ve described, this design does not appear to violate any rules.