R1 subsystem motor changing

[ABlindSquirrel]

After checking the official Q & A and rereading the rules I am still confused on part of the R1 ruling. Sorry if I missed somewhere but a link to a forum I missed would also be great.

The rule is

<R1> Only one (1) robot will be allowed to compete per team in the VEX Robotics Competition.
Though it is expected that teams will make changes to their robot at the competition, a team is
limited to only one (1) robot. As such, a VEX robot, for the purposes of the VEX Robotics
Competition, has the following subsystems:
Subsystem 1: Mobile robotic base including wheels, tracks, legs, or any other mechanism that
allows the robot to navigate the majority of the flat playing field surface. For a stationary robot, the
robotic base without wheels would be considered Subsystem 1.
Subsystem 2: Power and control system that includes a VEX legal battery, a VEX control system,
and associated motors for the mobile robotic base.
Subsystem 3: Additional mechanisms (and associated motors) that allow manipulation of game
objects or navigation of field obstacles.
Given the above definitions, a minimum robot for use in any VEX Robotics Competition event
(including skills challenges) must consist of 1 and 2 above. Thus if you are swapping out an entire
subsystem of either item 1 or 2, you have now created a second robot and are no longer legal.
a. Teams may not compete with one robot, while a second is being modified or assembled.
b. Teams may not switch back and forth between multiple robots during a competition.

Changing out subsystem 1 or 2 is illegal while 3 is legal as long as the robot is inspected in both configurations. The part I am confused about is whether or not you are allowed to switch two motors from the base to a lift and vice versa. The base motors are a part of subsystem 2 which makes me think it is illegal but the word “entire” in the sentence

Thus if you are swapping out an entire subsystem of either item 1 or 2, you have now created a second robot and are no longer legal

is what makes me think this is legal. Anyone have links to an official ruling or if I can get an official ruling? Much appreciated.

[Vex_9185]

Kind of this
https://vexforum.com/t/answered-removing-a-subsystem-r1/45228/1

There were similar questions back in Skyrise. Like
https://vexforum.com/t/answered-r1-robot-subsystems/28851/1

I would get an official clarification for this year.

[B-Kinney]

I am sure that this is perfectly legal.

One of the clarifications to R1 says (emphasis mine),

If you are having trouble determining if a robot is a “separate robot” or not, use the Subsystem definitions found in <R1>. Above that, use common sense as referenced in <G2>. If you can place two robots on a table next to each other, and they look like two separate (legal/complete) robots, then they are two separate robots. Trying to decide if changing a screw, a wheel, or a microcontroller constitutes a separate robot is missing the intent and spirit of this rule.