Re: Distraction Light???
 

I think you have found and pushed hard a couple of the hot buttons around here.

#1 READ THE RULES
#2 READ THE RUES BEFORE YOU ASK A QUESTION
#3 SAYING YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO READ THE RULES IS INSULTING TO THOSE WHO DO MAKE THE EFFORT.

Most of us here take this game very seriously. Many of us will have the rules read before we get home from kickoff. Please take the time to read and familiarize yourself with them. It will only do you good.

EDIT: To answer your second question, no it is not yet specifically against the rules to have a shirt designed to distract the vision system of a robot, but would that be a good demonstration of GP?

If I was your head ref I would make you take them off

Re: Distraction Light???
 

Well said.

anyways, if you ahve a question about the rules, open the PDF and lit [cntrl]-[f], then, type the main word of whatever you're looking for!

it works really well, and it's probably faster than looking on the forums.

even so, if not for asking questions, WHAT ARE THE FORUMS FOR.

back to the original topic, don't try to short-cut the rules... the game isn't about winning, it's about playing fair.

-Z

Re: Distraction Light???
 

Actually IndySam... you are incorrect that this has not been ruled on, the following Q&A posts all deal with this topic:

http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=11308
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=11347
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=11162

These state pretty clearly that you will be asked to change your shirt ESPECIALLY if you have designed it that way on purpose. Definitely not GP.

ScottieDo555: it is not only important to real the manual but it is also the responsibility of every team to monitor the Q&A forum.

Re: Distraction Light???
 

Expanding on this, many of us also work regularly 40-50 hours a week and then instead of going home we go and work on the robots until 9 or 10 o'clock at night. As well as all day Saturday and Sunday.