[rich2202]

1) There is no such thing in the manual about "safety inspection". the robot has either passed Inspection, or not. 5.5.2 allows for uninspected robots to play in practice matches. However, an LRI or Head Ref can determine that a robot is unsafe and disallow the robot from further participation until it has passed inspection.

2) There are times when RI's hang out in the Que giving robots a quick once-over before they get on the field. They are primarily looking for secured batteries, bumpers, etc. You might consider that a "safety inspection".

3) Even if you have passed inspection (and multiple inspections), that doesn't prevent a RI from finding something that has to be fixed.