What Emily describes is perfectly allowable as part of robot preparation in
Rules 41 and 36.

As described, it simply looks like two robot restarts with a short program
running in between.

The team is actually also allowed to run a program while handling the
robot--just let the referee know that you are not actually trying to
restart and leave Base until everything is ready, as described in Rules 39
and 40.

Steve Scherr
VA-DC FLL Referee Advisor

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Emily Mohajeri Norris <
[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Good morning! Would you please help answer this question from our team,
> which is preparing for their regional tournament this Saturday? We've
> reviewed the rules and think this is ok, but we want to be sure.
>
> The team wants to run a brief segment of a new program, mid-match, while
> the robot is fully in base, in order to get an attachment into the right
> position before it continues with the program. Is it okay for them to set
> up the program while the robot is completely in base, press start and let
> the little bit of program run while they are not touching it and the robot
> remains completely in base (this is when the attachment will shift to the
> right angle), then touch the robot while the program is paused to position
> it for take off from base, and then press the start button again to
> continue the program, letting the robot leave base?
>
> Hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance for your feedback!
>
> Emily
> Ancient Androids
>
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