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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
Your response really points out the weakness (and danger) of the rules in this situation.
Any reasonable person from outside would agree, no. A team can't be red-carded because the LRI made a mistake.
The rules need to remove the red card penalty, OR streamline the process and make it more fair/consistent to teams.
Certainly either way the LRI shouldn't be able to accidentally entrap teams into losing.
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The rules already read like that. The red card is for participating in a match with an uninspected or a robot that has been modified so it is no longer in compliance with the rules & not reinspected should get red carded.
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5.5.2.2 T7
Any ROBOT construction technique or element that is not in compliance with the ROBOT Rules must be rectified
before a ROBOT will be allowed to compete or continue competing.
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T7 Covers inspected robots that become non-complaint. Bumpers falling off gets you disabled, not red carded.