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Originally Posted by tsaksa
At the Portland regional we asked for permission to place a Go-Pro camera on our robot and were denied. We finally compromised and were allowed to temporarily mount the camera on our robot cart and take video of the robot riding the cart to the field. We were not using WiFi, our robot was well within weight with the camera attached, and the inspectors did not have a problem with it. However, the field team had concerns and decided not to allow it. As with anything, be sure to ask, and be prepared to accept any ruling by the officials.
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What rules did they tell you it violated? It's a legal "non functional decoration" on your robot. Provided the wifi is off it emits no signals that are any more consequential than those that come off the wires of a BB550.
I wish there was some sort of consistency in how rules are being enforced this year. I've found the GoPro footage to be incredibly useful in PR for our team and it's silly that teams are being told they can't put one on their robot.