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Re: Teams that do not bag their robots

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Originally Posted by akoscielski3 View Post
Don't teams have an agreement or contract with FIRST agreeing to bag and tag their robot on time an keeping it bagged until legal to open? If so I would expect FIRST to take some sort of action regarding the issue. If nothing is ever done and teams find out how easy it is for people to cheat then more people will do it.
If actual evidence (photos, videos, whatever) of cheating comes to light, I'd be a strong advocate for banning that team from competition that season, and perhaps a long-term (three or five year) suspension of their eligibility for Engineering Inspiration or Chairman's Awards.

But in the absence of evidence, worry about your own team. (Trust, but verify... Seems like I've heard these words before...)
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