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Originally Posted by nighterfighter
That singular piece of corrugated plastic does not interfere with either the robot's vision OR the drivers. If that was the case, our entire robot should have failed inspection under that same rule.
The intention of the corrugated plastic was to deflect the Frisbees, not interfere with vision. Nor would it have.
There was one robot that had a cape of some sort attached to it- That would cause more vision interference than a relatively small piece of corrugated plastic.
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I respectfully disagree. If the only reason for the barrier is to deflect the frisbees, make it clear or porous and the R08 requirements are met. We worked with another team during qualifications to help them do a defensive upgrade using plastic netting (they had plenty extra). An opaque panel that is approximately 18 x 36" most certainly could impede a robot's camera view if properly placed. If you didn't have clear material or netting, another team would certainly have helped out (maybe even one of your opponents)
That's one of the beautiful things about FIRST.
With regards to others that didn't meet this rule (you're right, but not our robot, BTW) that is on the LRI to see that the rules are consistently enforced.