<R14> (Team Numbers)

[Mike Betts]

Originally Posted by DeepWater

...Is FIRST kidding??? We actually have to have our team numbers ALWAYS visable on 4 sides even if there is an alliance partner robot parked on top of us covering our number??? Does anyone know what the actual penalty is if a referee can't see a team number on all 4 sides because a robot is parked on your lift/ramp that has your team number on it? Has anyone been called on this? This seems a bit ridiculous.

Chuck,

What is ridiculous? Is it the fact that FIRST enforces a rule that has been posted in the rules and unchanged since Jan 6th or that your team designed a robot that can not meet the rules?

Team numbers serve a number of purposes and it goes beyond allowing spectators and judges to identify your robot. If a robot needs to be disabled during a match, how does the referee tell which robot to disable?

I suppose that a workaround to this "ridiculous" rule would be to disable all alliance robots for a safety infraction by a single partner... Would this be less ridiculous to you?

Regards,

Mike