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Originally Posted by David Brinza
Expanding on Greg's idea, I'd like to see FIRST require each team to have at least one student member pass an on-line robot rules test by ship date. This student could be interviewed by the inspector at the event. This practice could help avoid extensive rework of robots at events due to lack of the teams' familiarity with the rules.
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I like this a lot, but I would move it up a few weeks. Require a student to pass a test on the rules by week 3 or 4. This gives the team plenty of time to recognize and correct aspects of their design that may go against the rules.