Rule G302

G302 *You cant bring/use anything you want. The only equipment that may be brought to the ARENA for a MATCH is listed below. Regardless of if equipment fits criteria below, it may not be employed in a way that breaks any other rules, introduces a safety hazard, blocks visibility for FIELD STAFF or audience members, or jams or interferes with the remote sensing capabilities of another team or the FIELD.

A. the OPERATOR CONSOLE,

B. non-powered signaling devices,

C. reasonable decorative items,

D. special clothing and/or equipment required due to a disability,

E. devices used solely for planning, tracking, and communicating strategy within the same designated area (e.g. ALLIANCE AREA),

F. devices used solely to record gameplay, and

G. non-powered Personal Protective Equipment (examples include, but arent limited to, gloves, eye protection, and hearing protection)

Items brought to the ARENA under allowances B-G must meet all following conditions:

I. do not connect or attach to the OPERATOR CONSOLE, FIELD, or ARENA,

II. do not connect or attach to another ALLIANCE member (other than items in category G),

III. do not communicate with anything or anyone outside of the ARENA,

IV. do not communicate with the TECHNICIAN,

V. do not include any form of enabled wireless electronic communication with the exception of medically required equipment, and

VI. do not in any way affect the outcome of a MATCH, other than by allowing the DRIVE TEAM to

a. plan or track strategy for the purposes of communication of that strategy to other ALLIANCE members or

b. use items allowed per B to communicate with the ROBOT.

Violation: MATCH will not start until the situation is remedied. If discovered or used inappropriately during a MATCH, YELLOW CARD.

Examples of equipment that may be considered a safety hazard in the confined space of the ALLIANCE AREA include, but are not limited to, a step stool or a large signaling device.

Examples of remote sensing capabilities include, but are not limited to, vision systems, acoustic range finders, sonars, and infrared proximity sensors.

Use of imagery that, to a reasonably astute observer, mimics the AprilTags employed on the FIELD is a violation of this rule.

Examples of wireless communication include, but are not limited to, radios, walkie-talkies, cell phones, Bluetooth communications, and Wi-Fi.