Should technical mentors be allowed to help repair robots during finals?

[eugenebrooks]

This thread is intended for the discussion of the rule that only allows the four members of a driver team and one "runner" to access the robot during repairs during the finals matches. I am aware of instances of non-uniform enforcement of this rule, but hope that this thread is not used to discuss how the rule is enforced, please start a different thread for that purpose.

So the question is, why shouldn't a limited number of technical mentors be allowed to assist the driver team in the repair of a broken robot during the final elimination rounds, in the staging area where robots and driver teams wait for their next finals match? What harm could come of such a rules change, and what good could come of it? Why should the driver team be on its own during this time?