Answered: Inspection Integrity

[Aditya_Diwakar]

Hey,

A team recently passed inspection at a tournament, but later was seen that the robot had an illegal modification; however no changes were made during the tournament.

Would this mean that the team was illegal, because in my opinion;

the robot was approved by the inspectors who are supposed to hold up the rules for the integrity of a robot following certain rules, meaning after inspection was passed it should mean the robot, and all modifications and constructions in that 18^3 area were approved.

Thanks.

EDIT: Or, at-least if it passed inspection; possibly asking them to change it immediately otherwise illegal, for example the team at the competition was immediately disqualified without a warning, or an ask to change the part in a given timeout.

[VEX_GDC]

Please see <R2>, quoted below with a portion bolded for emphasis:

<R2> Every robot will be required to pass a full inspection before being cleared to compete. This inspection will ensure that all robot rules and regulations are met. Initial inspections will take place during team registration/practice time.

a. If significant changes are made to a robot, it must be re-inspected before it will be allowed to compete.

b. All robot configurations must be inspected before being used in competition.

c. Teams may be requested to submit to random spot-inspections by event personnel. Refusal to submit will result in disqualification.

d. Referees or inspectors may decide that a robot is in violation of the rules. In this event, the team in violation will be disqualified and the robot will be barred from the playing field until it passes re-inspection.

If a robot is found to be in violation of the rules despite passing an earlier inspection, then they must rectify the illegal situation before returning to the playing field. Refusal to do so, repeated violations, or other extreme circumstances could be considered a violation of <G1> at the Head Referee’s and/or Event Partner’s discretion.