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Originally Posted by 1075guy
This is one of those rules I've always thought was silly. As long as teams are using the proper safety mechanisms, why does the ROBOT battery have to power the off-board compressor.
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It's sort of a second-level requirement. The system providing the pneumatic pressure must be inspected to verify that the pneumatic system of the robot complies with the rules. To make that inspection practical, the compressor must be controlled and powered by the robot. It would not be reasonable to ask inspectors to vet any random pressurization system that a team might choose to use.