YMTC - No battery plugged-in

[dlavery]

The field controllers (not the refs) check for signal and communications continuity before every match. They verify that every RC on the field is transmitting and has valid carrier. Matches do not start until they can get good signal (to avoid claims of "field problems" causing a team to lose). So if a battery were not connected, in theory the field controllers would not start the match because they would not get signal from the RC.

That said, it is ultimately the team's responsibility to make sure that their robot is ready to play when it is put on the field. It is not the responsibility of the refs, judges or field controllers. So if the team forgets to connect the battery on the robot, and is somehow manages to slip through the field checks, the team is still responsible. This is exactly the same as if they had forgotten to close the dump valve on their pneumatics system, and could not use their pneumatics - it is the team's fault. The only stated rationale for a re-match is a field fault. There is no problem with the field in this scenario, so there is no justification for a re-match. Red wins, and you move on.

-dave