[Al Skierkiewicz]

Nate, that's true but in our experiments we have found that stray packets do enter into the stream from other robots. I would prefer the team next to me in the pits is dead sure they have control of their robot. I don't want to be the unsuspecting person bent over a robot with a hot iron in my hand when my neighbor's robot goes for a joy ride. (I suspect you wouldn't want to be holding the solder for me in the same scenario.) Also a possibility (it happens) is someone tripping over the power supply for the OI while the robot is up.
Let's all agree that it is not good engineering practice and leave it at that.
Good Luck All