I understand that teams may not fix their robot by introducing pieces into the match (pulling a rubber band out of their pockets and fixing a gripper). Would it be legal to have some sort of compartment inside the robot where I can store rubber bands, screws, nuts, zip ties, etc.? I could pull some of these things out and then fix something in the robot by hand. Is it legal?
Thanks in advance.
Karthik
December 12, 2011, 11:33am
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diegohuyke:
I understand that teams may not fix their robot by introducing pieces into the match (pulling a rubber band out of their pockets and fixing a gripper). Would it be legal to have some sort of compartment inside the robot where I can store rubber bands, screws, nuts, zip ties, etc.? I could pull some of these things out and then fix something in the robot by hand. Is it legal?
Thanks in advance.
Let’s take a look at the applicable rules, <SG5> and <SG6>
<SG5> During the Autonomous Period, Drivers and Coaches may handle their own Robot while the Robot is in contact with their own Alliance Starting Tile. During contact with the Robot, the Drivers or Coaches may not intentionally manipulate or modify the position of any Scoring Objects (aside from any which are being loaded into the Robot), either by direct hand contact or indirect contact via the Robot. Drivers or Coaches also may not change the configuration of the Robot other than in the act of fixing the Robot (i.e. it is okay to reposition the robot relative to the field, but it is not okay to manually lift up the Robot’s arm).
The intent of this rule is to allow teams to fix Robots that are unable to move , to load Match Loads into the Robot, to reposition and/or reorient Robots, and to activate additional autonomous modes by interacting with the Robot via sensors or buttons.
The intent of this rule is not to allow teams to manipulate their Robot in such a way that they are controlling the Robot via human contact or creating motions that lead to scoring.
Violations of this rule will result in warning for the first offense. Subsequent offenses or an egregious first offense will result in a Disqualification.
<SG6> During the Driver Controlled Period, Drivers and Coaches may handle their own Robot as long as the robot has never left the Alliance Starting Tile.
**The intent of this rule is to allow teams to fix Robots which were unable to move at the start of the Match.
Note: During the handling specified in <SG5> And <SG6> robots may be repositioned, but must be returned to a valid starting position as per <SG1> within the same zone.
So, if you were using these objects to fix a non moving robot, this would be legal. If they were used for any other purposes, this would not be legal, as it would be considered a change in configuration.