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Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2024-2025: High Stakes
2312: <T5> Robots arriving late to a match
In the following scenarios a qualification match is scheduled to start and the head referee is ready. Both blue teams have robots on the field and are ready to go. Red 1 is ready and Red 2 arrives in the driver station:
- While the 3 2 1 countdown before the match is going on
- During autonomous
- After autonomous ends but before driver control starts
- After driver control starts but before the end of the match
In which of the following scenarios will Red 2:
a) Be considered a no show per <T5>?
b) Be allowed to place their robot on the field and participate in the match, considering <T6> and <G9>?
Does the answer change if a drive team member is in the drive station before the countdown starts, but the robot arrives at a later point?
Thanks Matthew and Zach :)
The Red 2 Robot cannot be placed onto the Field in any of these scenarios. Red 2 is too late, and they have missed their opportunity to drive in the Match.
The intent of rule <T5> is to provide coverage for situations where a Team knows that their Robot won't be functional before their scheduled Match, or shows up to the Match with an issue that cannot be rectified before the scheduled start time.
<T5> is not intended to be an allowance for a team showing up late to their scheduled match, and Red 2 should receive a no-show in all of these scenarios unless a Drive Team Member was present in their Alliance Station before the 3-2-1 Match countdown begins.