Teams that do not bag their robots

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by DevenStonow

Technically, they would not pass inspection, which (probably) means they would not be allowed to compete in the event.

I've yet to hear of this happening, but does anyone (probably inspectors at new events filled with first year teams) have a tale of this happening and what was done?

This did happen at North Star this year, with a rookie team. If you closed one eye and squinted real hard, you might have called what they had a robot. In the end, they got lectured, filled out the non-compliance form, and introduced to several veteran teams, who then spent the entire day helping them build an actual robot. The only thing their competition robot shared with what they brought in was the kit bot frame. They had to add wheels, motors, electronics, pneumatics, and a 10 pt climber. No shooter, although it was discussed.

Bag and Tag violations are interesting from an inspectors point of view. There's a judgement call to be made on how much the team benefited from the infraction. In my case, the team didn't benefit from it at all. In other cases, it may not be so clear cut.