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Originally Posted by BBray_T1296
The intent of the rule is so people don't get their arm ripped off when they get snagged by a robot intake
It is hard to say that a similar hazard exists from an off sides in football
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That's a bit of an exaggeration. Teams/students are consistently around operating robots on the practice and learning to work safely near machines is part of being on an FRC team. The rule could be "don't get your hand/arm near a robot and don't leave in the field for too long" and it would be much more enforceable and just as safe. If you've been in FRC for any reasonable length of time you have probably been hit by a robot and you probably weren't injured. I am all for safety but 50 points for pointing too enthusiastically with no robots around is extreme.
Again the rules are the way they are written this year, but they should be looked at closely and drastically improved in future years.