Rajesh's team has good questions, and does have a good understanding of
Rule 19.

When a team comes to a game table for a Match at a tournament, the team
members need to put all their Equipment (rule 02) into either the Small
Inspection Area or the Large Inspection Area for the Referee to see.  The
Equipment needs to fit under an imaginary ceiling 12 inches high.

   - Yes, the robot, all the attachments and alignment jigs which will be
   used during the robot run will be considered as equipment
   - Yes, red, white, tan units and other mission models in the home/base
   are not considered part of the inspection equipment--your team may move the
   Mission Models that start in Home into the other Inspection Area, so that
   they are out of the way
   - Yes, the team may stack their robot and attachments on top of
   each other in the Inspection Area.  Update RG08 says that you may use your
   hands to keep your stacks from falling over.  Everything has to be no more
   than 12 inches above the Mat.
   - Yes, the team may disassemble Equipment so that it fits in the
   Inspection Area, and then put it back together.  But--your team doesn't
   have unlimited time to rebuild things.  Rule 18 allows each team at least
   one minute to prepare for the Match.  Your team will usually have more than
   a minute, but there will be other teams waiting and other Matches to run,
   so the Referee can't wait on you too long.
   - Also note that Update RG10 says that your team can use a box or tray
   to carry your Equipment to the game Field, but after you put everything in
   the Inspection Area, then your box or tray will be stored out of the way.

Steve Scherr
Virginia-DC FLL Referee Advisor

On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 4:15 PM Rajesh Shah <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I am surprised there are not more questions about this new rule #19 added
> this year.
> Especially considering you get extra 5 point for every scored mission, if
> can fit all equipment in "Small Area"
> My team has few of questions below:
>
> We are assuming red, white, tan units and other mission models in the
> home/base are not considered part of the inspection equipment - right ?
>
> The robot, all the attachments and alignment jigs which will be used
> during the robot run will be considered as equipment which has to fit in
> "Small Area" or "Large Area" inspection area.
>
> The robot with its body and all the attachments can be properly stacked in
> the inspection area on each other but they should not exceed 12 inches
> height.
>
> If we have large attachment which is built using multiple smaller
> attachment modules  we can dissemble to fit in the inspection area then
> assemble in the launch Area before the run.
>
> Please advice!
> Thanks
> Rajesh Shah
> Coach -  Raining Robots
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 3, 2019 at 4:16 PM VA-DC FLL Referee Advisor <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>> Most of the people that I have talked with expect the Equipment to be
>> free-standing during the Inspection, so that the Referee is able to take a
>> close look, if needed.
>>
>> Disassembly and reassembly of attachments in Home is under the control of
>> the team.  The Technicians may do whatever the team wants them to.
>>
>> Steve Scherr
>> Virginia-DC FLL Referee Advisor
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 12:42 PM Skip Morrow <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> VA-DC Refs,
>>> According to the rules for this season, rule 19 brings about a big
>>> change from previous seasons:
>>>
>>>
>>> *Rule 19. Show the Referee that ALL your Equipment fits in either the
>>> Large or Small Inspection Area (your choice), under an imaginary ceiling 12
>>> in. (30.5 cm) high. If it fits in the Small Inspection area, you get an
>>> advantage. The “Small Area” advantage for the City Shaper game is 5 points
>>> added to each Mission where you score ANY points. Exceptions: Mission 14
>>> doesn’t apply, and for Mission 2, you get 10 added instead of 5.After
>>> passing Inspection, arrange your Equipment anywhere in Home for storage and
>>> adjustments, and/or the Launch Area for Launch.*
>>>
>>> When testing for fit, does the equipment have to be free-standing, or
>>> can it be strategically held by hand while showing the refs that it fits?
>>> Also, will any amount of disassembly of large attachments be permitted in
>>> order to get it to fit (understanding that there is not much guaranteed
>>> time for setup after the inspection)?
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