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Originally Posted by artdutra04
The issue here is not about the wire color (which obviously does matter, but I'll leave that aside for now), it's about that you admitted you had not read the rule book before the competition. Then you come out and complain about the wiring color? As a tip for future years, take the time on Kickoff Day and fully read through the sections of the manual on The Game, The Robot, and The Arena. Read every rule as if you've never read it before. Don't ever assume anything.
Smokey the Fisher Price motor says only YOU can prevent rule infractions.
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This is a fantastic point that I don't think enough teams realize. I tend to know the rules inside and out, and we also have one high school student that is in charge of knowing the rules well and keeping track of updates and the Q&A. I feel like this is how many teams work and is a good way to run into trouble. Everyone working on the robot must know the rules.
On 2175 anyone working on the robot must also know the robot and game rules, specifically rules governing the section you are working on. I will pop-quiz kids and hand them a rulebook to sit in the corner and read if they get it wrong. I'm not doing it to punish them or to put them in "timeout" or anything like that. The only way for us to do things right the first time and to make sure our robot complies with the rules is for us to know what the rules are.