G207
*Don’t abuse
Violation:
The
Team members in open-access spectator seating areas are not considered to be in a restricted area and are not prevented from assisting or using signaling devices. See E102 for related details.
G204
*Letting someone coerce you into
throwing a
Note: This rule is not intended to prevent an
Violation:
Example 1: A
Example 2: A
FIRST considers the
action of a team influencing another team to throw a
G203
*Asking other teams to throw a
Note: This rule is not intended to prevent an
Violation:
Example 1: A
Example 2: A
Example 3: Asking a team to “no show” for a
FIRST considers the
action of a team influencing another team to throw a
G205
*Throwing your own
Violation:
The intent of this rule is not to punish teams who are
employing alternate strategies, but rather to ensure that it is clear
that throwing MATCHES to negatively affect your own rankings, or to manipulate
the rankings of other teams (i.e. throw a
G206
*Don't violate rules for RPs.
A team or
Violation:
For example, if Team A on the blue
G406 *
Violation:
Examples include, but are not limited to:
A. launching
B. using
C. positioning
D. Placing a
E. Using
R407
*
Examples of
A.
B.
C.
G408
*Don’t abuse
Violation:
G302
*You can’t bring/use anything you
want. The only equipment that may be brought to the
A.
the
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.
F. devices used solely to record gameplay, and
Items brought to the
I.
do not connect or attach to the
II.
do not connect or attach to another
III.
do not communicate with anything or anyone outside of the
IV.
do not communicate with the
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
a. plan
or track strategy for the purposes of communication of that strategy to other
b. use
items allowed per B
to communicate with the
Violation:
Examples of equipment that may be considered a safety
hazard in the confined space of the
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
Examples of wireless communication include, but are not limited to, radios, walkie-talkies, cell phones, Bluetooth communications, and Wi-Fi.
G210
*Don’t expect to gain by doing others
harm. A strategy not consistent with standard gameplay and clearly aimed
at forcing the opponent
Violation:
This rule does not apply for strategies consistent with standard gameplay, for example:
A. a red
B. a blue
This rule requires an intentional act with limited or no opportunity for the team being acted on to avoid the penalty such as:
C. forcing an opponent
D. a blue
E. a blue
G409
1 of each at a time. A
A.
the
B. the
A
Violation:
Examples of interaction with a
A. “bulldozing” (inadvertent contact with a
B. “deflecting” (being hit by a
C. inadvertent contact with a
It is important to design your
Excessive violations of
G201 *Be a good person. All teams must be civil toward everyone and respectful of team and event equipment while at a FIRST Robotics Competition event.
Violation:
Examples of inappropriate behavior include, but are not limited to, the use of offensive language or other uncivil conduct.
Examples of particularly contemptible behavior that is
likely to result in
A. assault, e.g. throwing something that hits another person (even if unintended),
B. threat, e.g. saying something like “if you don’t reverse that call, I’ll make you regret it,”
C. harassment, e.g. badgering someone with no new information after a decision’s been made or a question’s been answered,
D. bullying, e.g. using body or verbal language to cause another person to feel inadequate,
E. insulting, e.g. telling someone they don’t deserve to be on
a
F. swearing at another person (versus swearing under one’s breath or at oneself), and
G. yelling at another person(s) in anger or frustration.
R707
*Limited wireless allowed. The
only forms of wireless communication that may be used to communicate to, from,
or within the
A. those required per R702 and R706
B. tags used for location detection systems if provided by the event
C. RFID
or NFC systems used exclusively within the
Devices that employ signals in the visual spectrum (e.g.
cameras) and non-RF sensors that don’t receive human-originated commands (e.g.
“beam break” sensors or IR sensors on the
G103 *Be careful what you interact with. A team
member is prohibited from the following actions with regards to interaction
with
A. climbing on or inside,
B. hanging from,
C. manipulating such that it doesn’t return to its original shape without human intervention, and
D. damaging.
Violation:
E107
*Work in designated areas
only. At the event venue, teams may only produce
A. in their pit area,
B. in another team’s pit area with permission from that team,
C.
while queued for a
D. any area designated by Event Staff (e.g. Playoff Pit Area, etc.), or
E. as permitted at provided machine shops that are available to all teams.
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