<R14> (Team Numbers)

[ChuckDickerson]

Originally Posted by Mike Betts

What is ridiculous?

<R14> must be met at all times.

Our robot can meet the rule as long as someone isn't parked on our ramps and blocking the team numbers. What I find rediculous is that apparently FIRST thinks that if a robot is blocking your team number and a ref can't see your team number on all sides at all times then it is somehow your fault and a violation of <R14>. This is an impossible rule to meet at all times. How can we design a robot such that the team numbers are ALWAYS visible since your robot probably isn't transparent? This blanket statement by whoever answers the Q&A is a bit extreme. You know as well as I do that in the course of normal play there are plenty of times when another robot is blocking the view of your robot but now this is somehow your fault? I understand if the intent is as Sean first stated. That makes sense and should be no problem for us. It would appear, however, from watching some of the webcasts that there are plenty of examples of robots parked on top of other robots blocking robot numbers which would seem to me a normal course of play but according to this Q&A response would be a violation of <R14>. My question was, is this actually drawing some sort of penalty at the comps and if so what is it? I never saw it called in the little bit of webcast I had a chance to catch and was wondering if this is something we need to worry about.