Team Update #9

[Mark Hamilton]

I agree we should not be allowed to use th e-stop for frivolous reasons, but it has many legitimate uses. We all know that in the 15 seconds autonomous period, some robots are gonna malfunction and go kinda haywire. If the robot presents a danger to the feild, other robots, etc. You should be able to disable it without penalty. I think they should have no time penalty but make using it for no safety reason a dq'able offense. With the 30 second penalty, you are essentially asking drivers to willingly forfeit the match (30 seconds ,in addition to the already lost 15 seconds, is a LONG time) when their robot may pose a safety penalty. If they are gonna be punishing us so severely for using the e-stop, we should not be held accountable for any damage our robot does during the autonomous period.