This is very sensible and I agree in principle, but I think we need to consider how we word any rule. Many arenas are built with access from only one side and a drop-off on the opposite side. This makes it very difficult to retrieve a robot unless you are tall with long arms! Simon, Dave W and I often seem to end up on retrieval duty!peterwaller wrote:... I also believe that only the driver should put them into, and remove them from the arena.
They after all should know how to handle them safely and only have them selves to blame if it goes wrong.
I think it would be acceptable for a roboteer to directly ask someone to retrieve their robot. At least then the driver knows to leave the controls alone whilst the robot is being handled!
This point, along with other safety-related rules, really needs to be made clear by the event organiser at the start of the event. Covers on blades come to mind...