The inspectors will not open your crate. When you get to the competition Thursday morning, you will find an empty pit (well there's a table) except for your crate. It's up to your team to unpack and arrange everything how they want it, including your robot. At some point during the course of Thursday (the earlier the better, usually), you can take your robot over to the inspection station to be weighed, and measured for dimensions. Once these tests have been passed, an inspector will accompany you to your pit and examine things like electrical correctness/safety, pinch points, etc.

Nobody should ever need to touch your robot without your permission, barring safety reasons of course.

For more information on the goings-on at the competition, refer to Section 3 of the game manual, "At the Events."

Good luck

--Ryan