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Re: Interesting Q/A's

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Originally Posted by FRC1350
Can/will the referee stand anywhere to determine the number of balls in the 'bot prior to autonomous? In other words, is there a specific zone/area the judge will stand in or can/will he/she move around so as to get the best view?
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Originally Posted by GDC
The referee will stand near (not sit, squat, lie prone, jump, hover, or float above) the robot while examining the robot to determine the contained ball count. Teams should not assume that the referess will go through any gyrations or assume special postures to enable them to determine the ball count. Note the Rule <G13> requires that contained balls "must be clearly visible from outside the ROBOT."
To whowever in the GDC wrote that, you made my day almost as much as Beatty's dance video.
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