[FrankJ]

Originally Posted by Jon Stratis

Note that in Ultimate Ascent, there was a similar blue box under R8 (which is the same as R9 this year) which listed hydraulic fluid, and was the basis for the ruling - the description is the justification for calling water a hazardous component, as it doesn't react well with robot control systems. Or, for that matter, the historic 90 year old basketball court we were competing on top of.

Sort of a definition thing but I don't see water in the wheels as a hydraulic fluid any more than water in the battery is. I am perfectly fine in being told that water is a hazard to the field & you can't use it rather than stretching a definition.