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Originally Posted by Paul Copioli
I just want an official position from FIRST when this happens again.
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Thanks for bringing this up. It seemed like a very strange way to handle the situation. Regardless of whether a dangling battery is unsafe or not, there should be a fair process for dealing with situations that the head referee deems to be unsafe. Restarting the match completely with no repurcussions for the robot that caused the unsafe condition does not seem wise. There's just too much potential for a team to use this policy to their own advantage. The battery ejection device Paul mentioned is a good example.
In my opinion, pausing the match, allowing the unsafe condition to be addressed, and then continuing the match from where it was paused, would be a much better approach.