G301       Be careful what you interact with. Robots and Operator Consoles are prohibited from the following actions with regards to interaction with Arena elements. Items A-D exclude GAME PIECES.

A.     grabbing,

B.     grasping,

C.     attaching to (including the use of a vacuum or hook fastener to anchor to the Field carpet and excluding use of the Driver Station hook-and-loop tape, plugging in to the provided power outlet, and plugging the provided Ethernet cable into the Operator Console),

D.     deforming,

E.      becoming entangled with,

F.      suspending from, and

G.     damaging.

Violation: Match won’t start until the situation is corrected. If during a Match, Tech Foul. If during a Match and Repeated or longer than Momentary, Yellow Card. If offense is via a Robot and the Head Referee determines that further damage is likely to occur, offending Robot will be Disabled. Corrective action (such as eliminating sharp edges, removing the damaging Mechanism, and/or re-inspection) may be required before the Robot will be allowed to compete in subsequent Matches.