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Originally Posted by Racer26
You know, I'm just not that concerned about the safety aspect of the reason this rule exists. Students come into contact with an energized robot all the time in the pits and at home with little more than a pair of safety glasses (if that) to protect them.
A rule like this to prevent the outside chance of some incidental contact on the field? Way disproportionate to the actual risk.
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Just remember that the human player introducing the ball (and thus possibly coming into contact with the robot) may not be from the team that made the robot, and thus may not know all of the dangers presented.