G409 *ROBOTS must be safe. A ROBOT may not pose an undue hazard to a human, an ARENA element, or another ROBOT in the following ways:
A. the ROBOT or anything it CONTROLS, e.g. FUEL, contacts anything outside the FIELD except for MOMENTARY contact inside the CHUTE and/or the CORRAL,
B. its BUMPERS fail such that a segment completely detaches,
C. a corner of its ROBOT PERIMETER is exposed,
D. its team number or ALLIANCE color are indeterminate,
E. its BUMPERS leave the BUMPER ZONE (see R405) REPEATEDLY or for more than a MOMENTARY amount of time, or
F. its operation or design is dangerous or unsafe.
Violation: DISABLED. Corrective action (such as repair of BUMPERS, removing the unsafe MECHANISM, and/or re-inspection) may be required before the ROBOT will be allowed to compete in subsequent MATCHES.
Examples of dangerous operation or designs that likely pose undue hazards include, but are not limited to:
A. uncontrolled motion that cannot be stopped by the DRIVE TEAM,
B. ROBOT parts “flailing” outside of the FIELD,
C. ROBOTS dragging their battery, and
D. ROBOTS that consistently extend outside the FIELD.
Please be conscious of REFEREES and FIELD STAFF working around the ARENA who may be in close proximity to your ROBOT.