I've been informed tonight that the Head Referees have been told that suction cups to the glass should be disallowed because of G12. It was discussed on the LRI call a week ago and it was specifically told to be legal by the inspectors.
Quote:
G12 The following actions are prohibited with regards to interaction with ARENA elements (items A-E exclude any DEFENSE, RUNGS, and BOULDERS)
A. Grabbing
B. Grasping
C. Attaching to (including the use of hook-and-loop tape against the FIELD carpet)
D. Grappling
E. Hanging
F. Becoming entangled
G. Damaging
Violation: FOUL. If the Head REFEREE determines that further damage is likely to occur, offending ROBOT will be DISABLED. Corrective action (such as eliminating sharp edges, removing the damaging MECHANISM, and/or re-Inspection) may be required before the ROBOT will be allowed to compete in subsequent MATCHES.
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To me this would also outlaw the driver station Velcro and the Ethernet clip since those would be attaching to the field. I've never thought that G12 effected anything but the robot but if it effects the operator console and possibly the drive team this is a vast detour from how I believe this has been enforced.
We will be developing a new way to mount our camera pole for tomorrow involving the Velcro even though that's also attaching to the field.