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G101       *Dangerous Robots: not allowed. Robots whose operation or design is dangerous or unsafe are not permitted.

Violation: If before the Match, the offending Robot will not be allowed to participate in the Match. If during the Match, the offending Robot will be Disabled.

Examples include, but are not limited to:

a.      uncontrolled motion that cannot be stopped by the drive team,

b.      Robot parts “flailing” outside of the Field,

c.      Robots dragging their battery, and

d.      Robots that consistently extend outside the Field.

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