Human Player handling of totes and litter

[hjm978]

Originally Posted by Dhill098

Maybe for Kinect control? I am just guessing.. But I think FIRST wants to leave opportunities open and see where teams take them.

Actually in the rules it says no more kinect or webcam control. It's rule G21

[Maxwellfire]

I believe the no kinect/webcam was just for auto to prevent the innovative ways people have gotten around the auto rules in the past.

[hjm978]

Yeah I just wasn't sure if we were talking whole match or auto.

[Jacob Bendicksen]

Originally Posted by Maxwellfire

I believe the no kinect/webcam was just for auto to prevent the innovative ways people have gotten around the auto rules in the past.

True. G21 states:

During AUTO, DRIVE TEAMS must not directly or indirectly interact with ROBOTS or OPERATOR CONSOLES.

The note below it:

FIRST salutes the creative and innovative ways in which Teams have interacted with their ROBOTS during AUTO in previous seasons, making the AUTO period more of a hybrid period due to indirect interaction with the OPERATOR CONSOLE. The RECYCLE RUSH AUTO Period, however, is meant to be truly autonomous and ROBOT or OPERATOR CONSOLE interaction (such as through webcam or KinectTM) are prohibited.

However, R46 prohibits human players using IR remotes to control robots, similar to 2008.

One(1) D-Link Wireless Bridge (P/N: DAP-1522), hardware revision B, that has been configured with the appropriate encryption key for your team number at each event, is the only permitted device for communicating to and from the ROBOT during the MATCH.

[Dunngeon]

Originally Posted by Jacob Bendicksen

True. G21 states:

However, R46 prohibits human players using IR remotes to control robots, similar to 2008.

Why did you bring up IR remotes?

[Hallry]

Originally Posted by Dunngeon

Why did you bring up IR remotes?

Because that was a legal way for human players to communicate with robots during the Hybrid Period of the 2008 game, FIRST Overdrive. It is not, however, legal this year.

[Jacob Bendicksen]

Originally Posted by Dunngeon

Why did you bring up IR remotes?

It was the first thing that came to mind for an example, since they were legal in '08. I could have said R/C car remote, as well - same idea.

[GaryVoshol]

Originally Posted by hjm978

Actually in the rules it says no more kinect or webcam control. It's rule G21

That's an Auton rule