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Originally Posted by Katie Reynolds
Then, follow the flowchart, starting with the question:
Is the part a safety hazard or likely to damage robots, the field, or interfere with humans or the controls?
If you answer yes, then it is not allowed.
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A laser pointer is likely to (at some point in some competition, even if it doesn't happen immediately) point in the direction of one of the drivers or human players, temporarily impairing their vision. I believe that this would constitute "interference with humans" and be disallowed under that portion of the flowchart.
If you've got your laser pointer set up so it doesn't point outwards at people, you might be okay. But using one for aim seems likely to also be at eye-level with drivers and human players, and I very much doubt FIRST would permit the possibility of robots pointing lasers at drivers and human players.