Shielding the Shooter

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<S03> Shooter Mechanism must remain inside the ROBOT - Any mechanism used to throw balls must be
contained within the original 28” x 38” x 60”starting envelope of the ROBOT and must be shielded such
that the mechanism cannot make contact with other ROBOTs. A ROBOT that violates this rule will be
considered unsafe per <S01>.

the sheilding is only neccessary to prevent contact with other robots.

also, is this the Q&A you posted???
Q:

Originally Posted by FRC663

Rule S03 states that the shooter mechanism must remain within the original starting envelope of the robot. If a robot uses a pitching machine style shooter, followed by a barrel to direct the ball, does the barrel count as part of the shooter mechanism? I assume the intent is to keep moving/dangerous parts out of the reach of other robots?

A:

Originally Posted by GDC

The barrel does count as part of the shooter mechanism and must remain within the original starting envelope.

if so, it doesn't say anything about sheilding your barrel. it just says that it has to stay inside the starting envelope. so as long as your barrel doens't come in contact with other robots, you don't need to put it in a box.