2012 New York City Regional

[Dad1279]

I noticed the extension cord/2HP Ingersall -Rand compressor in use during the quarterfinals. I tried to point out the legality to the mentor on the field, but was dismissed. I then brought the situation to the attention of the Lead Robot Inspector, who tried to terminate it's use. I believe he was the first to bring it to the attention of the FTA and Head Referee, which also did not terminate the use of the compressor. It's use continued through the semi & quarterfinals.

This situation was questioned by the three student captains after a semifinal match (as per [T14]), and while the officials never returned a ruling to the students, the matches continued.

I have been in email contact with officials at FIRST, and received this reply: Per [G01], while a robot must be in compliance with all robot rules before being placed on the Court, there are no retroactive penalties assigned to matches already played if a robot is later found not to be in compliance with the rules.

While obviously not satisfied with that ruling, I would like to commend the students on teams 3017, 1796, and my team, 1279, for how well they handled the situation.

@ Madison - I'm sorry to see you deleted the posts. I was going to remain quiet on this subject, but can confirm the above posts, as simply as you as a moderator can confirm that I am not GraciousPro

@GraciousPro: Thank you for mustering enough bravery to say something about one of the two injustices at the NYC regional even if it was from a new ID.

@jblay: Silly rules? Really? What's the silly rule to break next, bag & tag?