Please clarify the permissible interaction between Drive Team members on a single alliance during match play.
Specifically, please specify whether* Drive Team members of a single alliance may assist in placing scoring objects into play, upon their alliance partner’s robot of the same color under SG6.*
SG6 states in pertinent part:
“Any Scoring Objects introduced during the Match as Driver Control Loads must be either gently placed on a Robot of your own color touching the Loading Zone or gently entered into the Loading Zone of your own color, by a Student Drive Team Member during the Driver Controlled Period.”
SG6 appears to allow interaction of any drive team member of a single alliance to place DCLs into play on any robot of the color of its alliance. It would be helpful to affirm that this is an explicit permissible action to assist in future rule adjudications during match play.
It is also noted that the field specifications do not create boundaries restricting Drive Team member interaction on a single alliance.
The impact of not permitting this type of Drive Team member interaction would seem contrary to the spirit of the competition and would primarily disadvantage small or independent competitors who rely on teamwork with their alliance partners during match play.