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Re: Ramps

So I have been looking into this for a couple weeks and would really like to know the rule that states that a "passive" ramp needs to be tethered to the robot. So long as the ramp has the appropriate numbering it should be able to be placed on the field without the use of a tether.

It can be placed inside of the robot to fit into transport configuration and then placed on the field, by the drive team and HP.

G25: ROBOTS may not intentionally detach or leave parts on the FIELD.

Since the robot itself is not intentionally detaching anything (the drive team is) and this is before the match even starts so G25 would not be violated.

I have looked around the Q&A as well.
Q289 I think is getting close to the question, but the answer is all about the tape mentioned as the tether.

And in Q56 which brought the tether into play, mentions it is used for sharing the electrical system between two mechanisms.

I think there just needs to be a team update the extends G25 to the time before the match. If someone has an actual ruling I would really appreciate that.
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