[Richard Wallace]

Originally Posted by GaryV1188

... I think there needs to be a distinction made between bots that break, and bots that never made it in the first place. Those that didn't make a complete/correct robot during 6 weeks of build, and can't complete it on Thurdsay, should not get points for rounds in which they can't compete, until they finally get their bot on the floor. Yes, that means on Friday someone needs to keep track of a list of teams and check them off when they report to the floor. (Although I can see an easy way around that - you put a non-functional robot on the field to avoid a DQ. So I don't know if that rule would work.)

The lead queuer normally keeps a list of robots that have not reported for queuing calls.

Some non-functional robots are not eligible to be put on the the field because they have not passed inspection, or because they have been damaged in a previous match, requiring repair and re-inspection.

Regarding a rules change to treat robots that fail to report for queuing because they have not passed initial inspection differently from those that fail to report because of damage during a previous match: the effect would be to apply a different penalty for failure to complete robot fabrication prior to the event. Such a penalty might be unfair to teams that have a non-compliant robot due to factors they cannot control, such as damage during shipping.

As currently written, compliance with the fabrication schedule rules (<R15> through <R20>) cannot be directly monitored by FIRST staff or volunteers.