Event Predictions

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

Really not sure what worries me more. Getting hit by a 1/4oz wheel weight ejected from a shooter wheel at thousands of rpm, or getting hit by a frisbee. Certainly the frisbee will be more common, but those little wheel weights will be like bullets if they leave your shooter.

I thought FIRST mandated that all moving parts had to be shielded in the robot.

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

I thought FIRST mandated that all moving parts had to be shielded in the robot.

Only relevant rule I can find is this one:

Originally Posted by 2013 FRC Game Manual

R08
ROBOT parts shall not be made from hazardous materials, be unsafe, cause an unsafe condition, or interfere with the operation of other ROBOTS.

[Hebrew]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

I thought FIRST mandated that all moving parts had to be shielded in the robot.

If that is true our robot is not rule-abiding. I could not find any rule that states this....and we have our shooter wheels on top of the robot very much so exposed.