Dale and other rookies,

Yes, your robot is allowed to stop in the field and be carried back to Base.

But there is a penalty.  It's independent of whether you completed a
mission or not.  Rule 31 says, if the robot is completely outside Base when
touched, then a roof debris object gets placed on the field (probably on
the runway) in accordance with the Game Penalty mission. It's a much bigger
penalty this year than it has been in the past.

The robot has to go back to Base if you change the program.  It can either
drive back, or be rescued by hand.  If the team tries to influence the
robot by changing its program while its out of Base, then by Rule 17, the
robot has to come back to Base for a restart anyway.

Steve Scherr
VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor

On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 10:11 PM, Dale Glass <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  We're a complete rookie team here !  I've read the rules, but don't
> quite understand.
>
>  Does the robot have to drive itself back to base to be reset for the
> next mission or can it stop in the field and be carried (by hand) back to
> base?
>
>  Thanks so much for everyone's help - reading all the questions and
> answers is inspiring!
>
>  -Dale
>
>
> Dale S. Glass, MS, MSSE
> Science Coordinator
> NOAA Climate Steward
>
> National Presbyterian School
> 4121 Nebraska Ave, NW
> Washington, DC 20016
> [log in to unmask]
>

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