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2312: <T5> Robots arriving late to a match

Matthew Maylin
18-Nov-2024

In the following scenarios a qualification match is scheduled to start and the head referee is ready. Both blue teams have robots on the field and are ready to go. Red 1 is ready and Red 2 arrives in the driver station:

  1. While the 3 2 1 countdown before the match is going on
  2. During autonomous
  3. After autonomous ends but before driver control starts
  4. After driver control starts but before the end of the match

In which of the following scenarios will Red 2:

a) Be considered a no show per <T5>?

b) Be allowed to place their robot on the field and participate in the match, considering <T6> and <G9>?

Does the answer change if a drive team member is in the drive station before the countdown starts, but the robot arrives at a later point?

Thanks Matthew and Zach :)

G9   T5   T6  
Answered by committee
21-Nov-2024

The Red 2 Robot cannot be placed onto the Field in any of these scenarios. Red 2 is too late, and they have missed their opportunity to drive in the Match.

The intent of rule <T5> is to provide coverage for situations where a Team knows that their Robot won't be functional before their scheduled Match, or shows up to the Match with an issue that cannot be rectified before the scheduled start time.

<T5> is not intended to be an allowance for a team showing up late to their scheduled match, and Red 2 should receive a no-show in all of these scenarios unless a Drive Team Member was present in their Alliance Station before the 3-2-1 Match countdown begins.