G409 *ROBOTS must be under control. A ROBOT must not pose an undue hazard to a human or an ARENA element during a MATCH in the following ways:
A. the ROBOT or anything it CONTROLS, i.e., a SCORING ELEMENT, disrupts anything outside the FIELD or contacts a human that is outside the FIELD.
B. the ROBOT operation is dangerous.
Violation: DISABLED and VERBAL WARNING. YELLOW CARD if REPEATED or if subsequent violations occur during the event.
Please be conscious of REFEREES and FIELD STAFF working around the ARENA who may be in close proximity to your ROBOT.
Examples of violations include, but are not limited to:
A. Wildly flailing outside the FIELD
B. Knocking over a DRIVER STATION stand
C. Moving/damaging the FIELD timer display
D. Contacting FIELD STAFF or a DRIVE TEAM member outside the FIELD
ROBOT contact with ARENA elements outside the FIELD, such as a DRIVER STATION stand, the floor outside the FIELD, or the FIELD wall perimeter outside of the FIELD is not a violation of this rule.
Disrupting the OBELISK is not a violation of this rule.