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

[Ryan F.]

Originally Posted by Ken Patton

It wasn't enforced in Chicago.

I think they allowed this because of the large amount of space right behind the field. In fact, I never noticed them check our operator badges during the competition. This year though really highlighted the benifits of having people significantly involved in the build season on the drive team. We were in 3 back to back matches where something broke every time. We were able to go out there and fix it quickly. Also, I don't know if it was against the rules, but they let one of our mentors come out to the field between one of the matches.