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Re: Al's Annual Inspection Thread

Having volunteered both as an LRI and an FTA, I can really appreciate Mark's concern above. Field volunteers will be doing their best to maintain a quick (~6 minute) match pace, and every second spent diagnosing non-communicative robots will cut into that goal.
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The excerpt below is from Championship Information A-Z (p. 11)
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Please note: Practice fields will NOT be open on Wednesday because we want teams focused solely on getting their robots inspected.

Practice Matches

Schedule: The Practice Rounds will run 9:00am-12:00pm Thursday on the fields. Please pay attention to FIRST’s Championship website to look for the latest scheduling. The schedule can change. Teams MUST have visited the WPA table and have a valid inspection sticker on their robot to be allowed on the playing field, even during Practice Day.

Filler Line: Although teams may not switch practice times, there will be a “Filler Line,”limited to six robots at most, at each division field. Teams from the Filler Line will be used on a first come, first served basis to fill empty spots in practice matches left by teams that do not show up for their practice match. Criteria for joining the filler line are: Only teams that have passed full inspection may join the Filler Line
(emphasis mine)

How will a team get a valid inspection sticker on their robot? If the only way to get the "valid" sticker is by passing full robot inspection, then it appears that teams must complete robot inspection before they can participate in practice matches. Or, will robot inspectors be putting "valid" inspection stickers on robots that have been partially inspected, and are deemed safe enough for practice matches?
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