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Originally posted by weedie
What type of call was given on flags??? While watching practice rounds for VCU... a team.. small in stature had two brightly colored flags sticking up... what call/warnings were given about it.... they appeared to interatct with the bar when going underneath it.
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Incidental contact with the bars is perfectly legal. FIRST has expressed to me, repeatedly, that they don't want people pushing against or grabbing onto the midfield barrier with the intent of making their robot immovable.
In fact, FIRST has gone so far as to say mechanical, spring-loaded mechanisms that are designed to retract the light below the barrier are legal.
Given that, the flags should be fine. If any inspector should say otherwise, I would strongly disagree and appeal that decision.