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Re: Limits on objects in Alliance Station area?

My team was kicking around the idea of a webcam mounted on a pole that is part of the OPERATOR CONSOLE. Currently there is only a length and width requirement but no height for the OPERATOR CONSOLE. Since there aren't goals above you anymore, there shouldn't be anything preventing it from being at 9 or 10+ ft and giving a video feed down to the driver station laptop. I don't see anything in the current rules that would disallow this since it's just an elevated webcam and most of the driver station laptops have webcams built in anyway. This is definitely something the Q&A could rule illegal or just be illegal for safety reasons.
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