[Al Skierkiewicz]

Rose,
As you have pointed out there is no rules that would address this issue for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, the sound of 20 fans would be distracting to fellow alliance partners and for that alone, you might abandon this idea. There is also the safety issue of having electrical power and battery in the drivers station with it's associated wiring and interconnects. Remember that you are required to fit your driver's station on the shelf provided. The event staff, FTA, and field personnel also have the ability to deem something as unsafe on an event by event basis.

<R77> The OPERATOR CONSOLE designed by the team must fit on the 60” wide by 12” deep shelf in the ALLIANCE STATION (excluding any items that are held or worn by the DRIVERS during the MATCH).

OPERATOR CONSOLE – the collection of the hardware used to run the Driver Station software and any associated equipment, control interfaces, display systems, structure, decorations, etc. used by the DRIVERS to operate the ROBOT.