[Mike Betts]

Originally Posted by Rob

It doesn't seem that the "front" of the robot is defined in this rule. If the front of the robot isn't towards the center of the field at the start of a match is this a problem? What if a bot has multiple starting orientations?

RAZ

RAZ,

Put yourself in the position of a field referee. A match is about to start and he/she has 8 robots on the field. He/she needs to look quickly at all 8 robots and make sure that all 8 are ON and that they have communication established with the player's station and with the field controller.

If your robot has multiple starting positions, common sense dictates that you should install your light somewhere on your robot (perhaps the top of your robot) so that it is easily visible to the field referee before the start of the match in all of those starting positions.

This is your responsibility as a robot designer and it is GP to make the field team's job easier.

You also have a vested interest in making it easy to view before the start of a match. The robot whose competition plug is discovered to be loose may be your own...

Regards,

Mike