Typically, if they touch the robot when it is out of base, they will receive a penalty, so the answer is yes but with consequences. It is best to try and program the robot to go back to base.

As for the other question, absolutely you can add parts! If you can make an attachment that will work for all missions that's great. But usually, you change out attachments to fit the mission. Keep in mind that eats away at the clock though :(.

-Penny

> On Oct 21, 2016, at 10:16 AM, Craun, Ashley <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hello everyone,
>  
> So I had two very simple questions that came from my team at practice the other night, and we just wanted to check.
>  
> 1.)    Are the kids at the table able to pick the robot up after a challenge and put back at in the base or do they need to program it to come back to the base before starting another run?
>  
> 2.)    Are the kids able to remove and add parts such as arms between programs?
>  
> Thank you guys!
>  
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