[Kevin Sevcik]

I'll point out that she's talking about using the laser pointer as a sighting mechanism to line up the robot properly before the match. I honestly have no clue as to the legality of this. I don't think sighting mechanisms, positioning jigs, etc. are covered at all by FIRST in the rules or on the Q&A. Atleast I haven't seen anything. I'll go with ToMMan and say that if you take it with you I wouldn't see a problem. Just machine some sort of cradle on the robot to hold it in while you're sighting.

I'd say both of these are good FIRST Q&A candidates. Ask your original question, and then ask if it is legal to use it ask a sighting mechanism while setting the robot on the field, and then remove it and take it with you.