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Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2024-2025: High Stakes
2269: Unintentional Horizontal Expansion (SG2)
During a scrimmage, a team's battery was knocked out of its clamp and for a bit dangled off the robot before completely disconnecting. It was not on the same side as their designated expansion side. Would this. or any other parts breaking off a robot constitute an SG2?
Answered by committee
As described in the Violation Note for <SG2>,
Incidental minor infractions out of non-expansion sides that occur during a Match are only considered Minor Violations. Repeated Minor Violations should only escalate to a Major Violation in extreme circumstances. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Loose wires
- Broken zip ties / rubber bands
- Bent or broken mechanical components that are not used for strategic gain