[Wayne TenBrink]

I know that FTC isn't FRC, but the following Q&A was posted tonight. It directly contradicts a similar FRC Q&A from Aerial Assist:

Q: Hello, We had a question concerning the strategy. Would it be legal to have a sensor on our robot that in autonomous we would show it a card and it would run a certain autonomous program depending on which card we show it. Would this be considered legal since it is still being operated be pre-programmed instructions.


A: No. By signaling to the robot a desired action with a colored card, you are controlling the robot and it is no longer autonomous. It is not making its own decisions, you are deciding for it and communicating the decision with a colored card.