Is a disabled bot considered a bot?

[Radical Pi]

I'm really more worried about the idea of if a robot gets flipped trying to get into the opponent zone and e-stops inside the zone, is it legal to send another bot in to replace it (although with the seeding system I would find no reason to do this outside of elimination)

Originally Posted by Matthew2c4u

However, what about if you sent a robot over to flip your robot back over, the robots are then protected due to the 10 second helper protection.

As far as I can see it, 10 second helper protection only protects from opponent interference. Penalties can still reach you