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Originally Posted by dodar
So then even if the shot misses but makes it past your blocker, you just gave that team, and their alliance, a viable reason to argue for a rematch and you having to take off your blocker because you didnt block their shot but you did block there vision system.
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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
I fail to see how. You didn't violate any game rules. You already passed inspection, as your device was not specifically designed for blocking camera vision.
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I think Sean is correct.
The pertinent tournament rules are G7, T12, T14, T15, and the paragraph quoted below from 5.5.2:
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At each event, the Lead ROBOT Inspector (LRI) has final authority on the legality of any COMPONENT, MECHANISM, or ROBOT. Inspectors may re-Inspect ROBOTS to ensure compliance with the rules.
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The Head Referee cannot replay a match based on non-compliance with a robot rule (Section 4); however he/she can declare a robot ineligible to compete in a match if that robot does has not passed inspection and that fact is discovered before the match begins, or red-card the entire alliance if it is discovered later. The Lead Robot Inspector's ruling is
final on whether a robot passes inspection; neither the Head Referee nor anyone else at the event can overturn it. LRIs may consult with a remote authority (Big Al, for example) if they choose to. Re-inspections can happen any time, but will not change the results of a match that has already been played.
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