FRC Blog -2014 Administrative Manual Sections 1-5 and Something New

[AGPapa]

Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter

So, as a team that'll be competing under the District System for the first time...

What does your team usually do during the "Robot Access Periods?"

How do the rules for a "withholding allowance" relate to the rules for the "Robot Access Periods?" (i.e. Can you choose if you use your witholding allowance at the event or in one of your robot access periods?)

Do you build a practice robot anyway?

This is a worthwhile discussion, but I don't think it belongs in this thread.

These "Robot Displays" are not like "Robot Access Periods". No work is done on the robot and no drivers practice during one of these displays. They are completely different.

Originally Posted by wilsonmw04

Time to pull our GP out of these "Robot Displays."

What constitutes "practice?"
What if something broke on the robot that was working fine when it came out of the bag? Could we fix it then?

I just see a whole host of ways to abuse this. I hope those who use this clause will not only follow the letter of the rule, but the spirit of it as well.

If you were going to cheat, why would you record it on your Robot Lock Up sheet as a "Robot Display"? Wouldn't you just keep it a secret? We already have to deal with teams following the spirit of the rules in the current system. The addition of "Robot Displays" changes nothing.