2 v 3 in Dallas

[Cory]

Originally Posted by DohertyBilly

G7 When placed on the FIELD for a MATCH, each ROBOT must be:
A. in compliance with all ROBOT rules, i.e. it has passed Inspection. For exceptions regarding Practice MATCHES, see Section 5.2 – Practice MATCHES.
B. fully supported by the floor, SCORING PLATFORM, and/or SCORING PLATFORM ramps on their ALLIANCE’S side of the
FIELD, and
C. completely outside of their AUTO ZONE and LANDFILL ZONE.
VIOLATION: If fix is a quick remedy, the MATCH won’t start until all requirements are met. If it is not a quick remedy the offending
ROBOT will be DISABLED and at the discretion of the Head REFEREE must be re-Inspected.

Nowhere in the pre-match rules does it state anything about being above the height limit, that is assumed to be part of G7-A, and is the responsibility of the inspectors. If 987 passed inspection with that add on, then there is no reason for them to be disabled, and if they didn't pass inspection there is no reason they would have gone through with that auto...what just happened?

It's plausible that they passed inspection but something got bent or moved from it's normal configuration, resulting in being out of spec.

It's not worth speculating until someone from 987 can explain what happened.

Very unfortunate that so many eliminations matches featured no shows or disabled robots due to teams supposedly taking too long to setup, or not being on the field in time.

I've seen lots of robots show up slightly late to the field and the field staff generally does everything they can to let them play. We have heard a little bit from people at the event and it sounds like the referees are doing everything they can to keep teams from playing, which is a shame for all involved.