New Bumper rule interpretation - straight from the lead inspector

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Originally Posted by Steve W

We had an issue here in Socal where they said we had to wear gloves when moving the robot and the HP had to use them when throwing the tubes on the field. I politely ask (yes I was nice) them to show me the rule. When they were not able to they called back to FIRST and the answer came back that it was a recommendation and not a rule. It seems that there was a little miscommunication that was straightened out. I found that everyone here in SoCal were great to work with if you asked nicely. There will always be misunderstandings and that is OK as long as people are willing to check with the powers that be to get final decisions.

Wow, I never heard such a thing. We'll I'm glad it all worked out. It does seem a bit silly, and in some instances, perhaps more dangerous.