[Billfred]

Originally Posted by David Brinza

They already have: https://frc-qa.firstinspires.org/Que...ring-the-match

That doesn't mean all implementations of tall cameras are OK. Maybe the one in Orlando was unsafe??

I agree, there are some camera setups I wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole (pun intended). However, the head ref went solely on height (which is correlated to effectiveness here) without any discussion of actual design.

(For the record: 4901's camera was mounted to a retractable aluminum painter's pole. That pole was then mounted inside a 2' or so length of 2" PVC, which was then fit inside a drain fitting that used the screw mounts (backwards) to attach it to our controller board. Our drive team members could actuate it up and down from a standing position after placing it on the shelf. It would take active malice to make that become a hazard.)

Originally Posted by thatprogrammer

According to the teams I asked, the ref ruled any pole above the driver station was illegal no matter how it was constructed or mounted. I'm not sure how accurate this info is however, is anyone who went to the event willing to update us on what happened?

This is what we experienced.