Start of Match

[Matt Krass]

Originally Posted by DjAlamose

Your robot can face any way you want it to as long as the robot is within the starting box. I don't have the dimensions for it but you can angle your robot some, I’m not sure how much you will be able to because that depends on the size of the box. I do know that it is larger than the size of your bot so you won’t have too much to worry about. If the box just happens to be 48x48 than your robot can be angled in any way you want it too. If your robot is facing twords the middle of the field then your goals will be to your right.

<edit>Eric corrected in the below post, my apologies I misunderstood the rule. For clarification here it is:

Originally Posted by Rules

<G11> Alignment Devices - Alignment devices (templates, tape measures, etc.) that are not part of the ROBOT
may not be used to assist with positioning the ROBOT. Teams that use external alignment devices to
position their ROBOT will have their ROBOT arbitrarily repositioned by the head referee.

Sorry again, my mistake.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Matt Krass

Keep in mind the placement must be eyeballed and quick, you can't stay out there and carefully line it up. Refs are also allowed to give it a turn to disrupt any robots facing a goal directly, so don't plan on always facing the goal.

Matt, maybe you should check the rules again. You can use placement/alignment devices all you want without the ref turning the bot, as long as said devices stay on the robot the entire match. If you use one that is not on the bot, then the head ref will reposition the robot. If you are aiming straight at the goal and your alignment devices are on the robot (or just the robot), the refs can't do anything about it, even if they don't like it.