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G402       *Let the ROBOT do its thing. In AUTO, a DRIVE TEAM member may not directly or indirectly interact with a ROBOT or an OPERATOR CONSOLE unless for personal safety, OPERATOR CONSOLE safety, or pressing an E-Stop or A-Stop. A HUMAN PLAYER entering FUEL onto the FIELD is an exception to this rule.

Violation: MINOR FOUL and YELLOW CARD.

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Rule G401
G401       *Behind the lines. In AUTO, each DRIVE TEAM member must remain in their staged areas. A DRIVE TEAM member staged behind a HUMAN STARTING LINE may not contact anything in front of that HUMAN STARTING LINE, unless for personal or equipment safety, to press the E-Stop or A-Stop, or granted permission by a Head REFEREE or FTA.
Rule G422
G422       *DRIVE COACHES and other teams: hands off the controls. A ROBOT shall be operated only by the DRIVERS and/or HUMAN PLAYERS of that team. A DRIVE COACH activating their E-Stop or A-Stop is the exception to this rule.
Rule G408
G408       Don’t catch FUEL. A ROBOT may not do either of the following with FUEL released by the HUB unless and until that FUEL contacts anything else besides that ROBOT or FUEL CONTROLLED by that ROBOT:
Rule G424
G424       *Humans: use SCORING ELEMENTS as directed. A DRIVE TEAM member may not deliberately use a SCORING ELEMENT in an attempt to ease or amplify a challenge associated with a FIELD element. 
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