<G8>

Only Drivers, and only in the Alliance Station. During a Match, each Team may have up to three (3) Drive Team Members in their Alliance Station, and all Drive Team Members must remain in their Alliance Station for the duration of the Match. Drive Team Members are prohibited from any of the following actions during a Match:
  • Bringing/using any sort of communication devices into the Alliance Station. Devices with communication features turned off (e.g., a phone in airplane mode) are allowed.
  • Standing on any sort of object during a Match, regardless of whether the field is on the floor or elevated.
  • Bringing/using additional materials to simplify the game challenge during a Match.
  • To ensure that Drive Team Members are aware of verbal calls or warnings during a Match (as an application of rules <T1>, <G1>, <S1>, and <G3>), powered headphones, earbuds, and passive earpieces connected to electronic devices cannot be worn/used in the Alliance Station except as required by an officially approved accommodation request.
    • <G8c> is intended to refer to non-Robot-related items that directly influence gameplay, such as using a fan to influence opponent Triballs traveling through the air. Provided no other rules are violated, and the items do not pose any safety or field damage risks, the following examples are not considered violations of<G8>:
  • Materials used before or after a Match, such as a pre-Match alignment aid, or a carrying case for Robots / Controllers
  • Strategic aids, such as a whiteboard or clipboard
  • Earplugs, gloves, or other personal accessories
    • Note: Drive Team Members are the only Team members that are allowed to be in the Alliance Station during a Match. Note 2: During a Match, Robots may be operated only by the Drive Team Members and/or by software running on the Robot’s control system, in accordance with <R26> and <G10>.
    Violation Notes: Major Violations of this rule are not required to be Match Affecting, and could invoke Violations of other rules, such as <G1>, <G2>, or <G4>.
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  • 1538 - Teams can’t provide their own tools to store/manage Triballs at the field