The most important rule about storage areas for the team is

Rule 28: Storage and Workspace

  * Once the ref inspects your equipment, you may store things as needed in
Base, or in a box, or by hand, or possibly on a stand, if stands are
allowed at your event (decided by your tournament’s officials - check with
them in advance).

  * If you feel crowded in Base, storage and handling of the robot and
other objects may extend over/outside Base lines, as long as there is
absolutely nothing strategic or disruptive about the placement.

  * Mission models and objects worth points in Base must always stay in
view of the ref.


Other relevant rules include Rule 8, Base, as Brian mentioned, as well as:

Rule 21:  Stored Objects

21 - STORED OBJECTS - You may at any time, in Base, or other storage areas,
handle stored objects the robot is not currently touching or using. Stored
objects are not allowed to make contact with anything outside Base except
other stored objects.


So, yes, the team is allowed to move objects between Base and a storage
box, or move objects slightly out of Base to get them out of the way.  Note
that Mission Models in storage must always be visible to the referee.  That
typically means in Base, near Base, or in a box close to Base, depending on
circumstances.

Steve Scherr
VA/DC FLL Referee Advisor


On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 9:12 PM, Bdh612-ess <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> The last bullet of rule 8 (Base) states that anything in the teams
> possession is in base. This means that you can store stuff in your box, on
> the mat in base, and even on the mat out of base (Scott has been shown
> doing that in his videos) as long as its still in you "possession" (ie not
> sent out by the robot) and as long as its not strategically placed out side
> of base.
>
> Brian
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 29, 2013, at 8:21 PM, Amy Nichols <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Well if they collect different supplies while they are out on other
> missions, they don’t want to have to run them down to the Red Zone every
> time, but instead bring them down at the end.  But then the question was,
> do these supplies have to sit in the base or can they be removed from the
> table, giving the robot room to maneuver, until they need them later.
>
> Amy****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* First Lego League in Virginia and DC [
> mailto:[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>] *On
> Behalf Of *Larry Landsberg
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 29, 2013 8:17 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Re: [VADCFLL-L] Where the attachments/objects are stored on
> table...****
>
> ** **
>
> Maybe I'm missing something but why would they want to bring them to base
> instead of directly to the red zone?****
>
> Thank you,****
>
> ** **
>
> Larry Landsberg****
>
>
>
> ****
>
>
> On Sep 29, 2013, at 8:13 PM, Amy Nichols <[log in to unmask]> wrote:****
>
> Hi All, ****
>
>  ****
>
> One of our kids had a question at our meeting last week and I didn’t know
> how to answer it.  His concern is if they are picking items up from the
> field and bringing them back to base in order to transport to the Red Zone
> later on, that this would clog up their base and leave no room for the
> robot.  I was pretty sure they were allowed to have some sort of box at the
> table to keep their attachments and other objects they’ve collected in.
> Can anyone tell me if this is correct or how it works?  ****
>
>  ****
>
> Thanks,****
>
> Amy Nichols
> Master Disaster Falcons
> Newport News****
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