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Originally Posted by Nitroxextreme
I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before but....
Is FIRST going measure the velocity with a new ball or a used ball?
This could make a difference for many teams
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I'll repeat here what I posted in another thread: <S02> is a safety rule, not a robot rule. The head ref doesn't need a velocity measurement to make the call that your robot violated <S02>, he/she can rely on his/her eyes and judgement as to whether the shot was safe. And if it was not safe then you get the penalty, and may have to correct your robot so it doesn't do that again.
Let me put it another way: I don't think there should be an official measurement procedure for verifying robot compliance with the muzzle velocity limit. I think the penalty for violating <S02> should be applied whenever the head referee judges that a robot has shot a ball too fast.
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