Rule H402

H402 *Disconnect or set down controllers. Prior to the start of the Match, any control devices worn or held by Human Players and/or Drivers must be disconnected from the Operator Console.

Violation: Match wont start until the situation is corrected.

For the purposes of FIRST Robotics Competition, any device connected to the Operator Console is considered a control device because Referees are not expected to differentiate between devices that can or cannot control the Robot.

Similar Rules

Rule H302

H302 *Teams may not enable their Robots on the Field. Teams may not tether to the Robot while on the Field except in special circumstances (e.g. after Opening Ceremonies, before an immediate Match replay, etc.) and with the express permission from the FTA or a Referee.

Rule H501

H501 *Coaches and other teams: hands off the controls. A Robot shall be operated only by the Drivers and/or Human Players of that team.

Rule H401

H401 *Behind the lines. During AUTO, DRIVE TEAM members in ALLIANCE AREAS and HUMAN PLAYERS in their SUBSTATION AREAS may not contact anything in front of the STARTING LINES, unless for personal or equipment safety or granted permission by a Head Referee or FTA.

Rule H502

H502 *No wandering. DRIVE TEAMS may not contact anything outside the area in which they started the Match (i.e. the Alliance Area, the SUBSTATION Area, or the designated TECHNICIAN space). Exceptions are granted for a HUMAN PLAYER whose feet are partially outside the SUBSTATION AREA (but not in the opponent ALLIANCE AREA), in cases concerning safety, and for actions that are inadvertent, Momentary, and inconsequential.