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Originally Posted by Rick Wagner
I see no need for special action but to remove the tongue from the lonely trailer.
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The trailer only has 2 wheels. Sitting on the field without the tounge could & probably will pose a safety hazard if a robot hits the trailer & it tips (since it will be more subject to tip at that instance than when attached to a robot) - Although, they could just have a dummy wheel attached to the trailer without a robot in that case to give it more leverage & stability, or they could go a bit further than that (See my suggestion below)
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Originally Posted by Rick Wagner
The message from the GDC will likely be "show up for your matches!"
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I have to say in my strong opinion that the GDC can not be that brash about this subject.
In the past robots have been denied to show up for matches (especially on Thursday) by inspectors or other officials at the events because they are a safety hazard. I don't want a blanket "You better show up on the field!" if a team is in their pits fixing a robot so it's safe for operation.
My suggestion, & I'm not sure if this was mentioned before, is to have 2 simple kit-bot chassis, with bumpers of course (without electronics, or with the basic electronics included on them to have it register for the field software if necessary) in place (re: packed with the field) for every regional just to act as a placebo to hold the trailer for a team that doesn't show up. The other 2 teams on the alliance will decide which of the 3 spots it will be placed in.
2 kit-bots per regional (one for red & one for blue) shouldn't be that hard to come by or include with the field.
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MORE than 1 team doesn't show up for any particular alliance, I'm not sure of a recourse for that. I wanted to originally offer that one trailer would be removed if 2 teams on one alliance did not show up, but that just gives the opposing alliance an unfair advantage with trailers to score in.
But maybe that evens things out a bit though???