First, the question at hand:
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What if a team had someone who was up in the stands and could see the other side, and they either somehow electronically transmitted the data (I'm not quite sure how under the conditions)
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DQ8
Team members may not use any remote communication devices, such as air phones,
walkie-talkies, etc., at anytime during a FIRST Robotics Competition event. These
devices may cause interference to the remote control signals and malfunction of robots.
Teams found to violating this rule will be subject to the following penalties:
1. First offense, you will be asked to turn off and store the device;
2. Second offense, the device will be confiscated for the remainder of the event and the
offender will not be able to participate in his/her team’s next scheduled match.
Cell phones and pagers are allowed, but not in the Alliance Station. Remote cameras
mounted to a robot are also allowed if specific permission is granted by FIRST.
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If you don't break the rules as stated by FIRST, then what is morally wrong about that ?
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Gracious Professionalism makes it wrong. It's called a challange folks.. keep it challanging or design around it. Having members of your team basically saying "The bot is tilted to the right a bit" is not fair to teams who don't have help.
I know the whole issue with fair/not fair but specifically designing a mechanism for communication with your team via something other than the robot to the drivers should not be allowed. Whether or not the rules state it, it is not gracious nor professional to hold signs up stating positions.