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G304       *ROBOTS must be set up correctly on the FIELD. A ROBOT must be positioned on the FIELD such that it meets all of the following requirements:  

A.      is over a LAUNCH LINE,

B.      is either touching its own ALLIANCE’s GOAL or the FIELD perimeter,

C.      is fully contained on its own ALLIANCE’s side of the FIELD (FIELD columns A, B, C for blue, or FIELD columns D, E, F for red) (Figure 9‑4),

D.      not attached to, entangled with, or suspended from any FIELD element,

E.      confined to its STARTING CONFIGURATION (see R101 and R102), and

F.      in contact with no more than the allowed pre-load possession limit as described in section 10.3.1 SCORING ELEMENTS.

Violation: The MATCH will not start until all requirements are met if there is a quick remedy. DISABLED if it is not a quick remedy.

G304.C requires the ROBOT to be fully contained within the FIELD perimeter and not overhang the FIELD perimeter wall.

Figure 11‑1 shows examples of several possible legal ROBOT starting locations.

Figure 11‑1: Examples of allowed ROBOT starting locations

Image showing examples of allowed ROBOT starting locations.

Similar Rules

Rule G303
G303       *ROBOTS on the FIELD must come ready to play a MATCH. A ROBOT must meet all following MATCH-start requirements:
Rule G302
G302       *Limit what you bring to the FIELD. Items brought to the FIELD to be used for a MATCH, in addition to the ROBOT, OPERATOR CONSOLE, must fit in the team’s designated ALLIANCE AREA, be worn or held by members of the DRIVE TEAM, or be an item used as an accommodation (e.g., single-step stools that do not roll/fold, crutches, cushion, kneeling mat,). Regardless of if the equipment fits the criteria above, it may not:
Rule G103
G101       *Humans, stay off the FIELD during the MATCH. Other than actions explicitly allowed in section 11.4.6 Human, a DRIVE TEAM member may only enter the FIELD during the following times:
Rule R101
R101       *STARTING CONFIGURATION is limited to an 18-inch Cube. In the STARTING CONFIGURATION (the physical configuration in which a ROBOT starts a MATCH), the ROBOT must be fully self-contained within an 18 in. (45.70 cm) wide, by 18 in. (45.70 cm) long, by 18 in. (45.70 cm) high volume. The only exception is that: