I can think of at least 3 things you can do to prevent injuries as much as possible in this situation.
1) Use bungee cords, or some kind of locking mechanism to keep your scissor mechanism down while lifting the robot so it won't be an issue.
2) Establish safe points on the robot to act as handles while carrying the robot. Anywhere but near the scissor arms basically, and away from a drivetrain.
3) For safety's sake, put some of these (or similar markings) on your robot where you think the biggest dangers would be located, or better yet, have some with you and when you get to your competition, ask the inspector where the best location would be to put them.
Work with the inspectors, & not against them with this, and you will be just fine.