Thanks for the feedback guys.

The failsafe indicator has been discussed fairly heavily since the original release of the rules and its been concluded that we should remove this from required status and place it into advisory.
Theres good reason to have them on board as they are a further visual indicator of the state of the robot both for arena crew and roboteers, but as has been mentioned here, there are issues on the technical side, which make them very hard to implement for some.
There is a revision of the FRA rules due out early 2004.. nothing serious.. but a few re-wordings etc will hopefully clarify the points that have caused confusion/worry so far. As the failsafe light is planned to be changed there wont be any requirement for it at any FRA events run in the interim.

So to clarify:

a. The power light is required.. it doesnt matter what colour it is as long as its easily visible.

b. The failsafe light is advisory.. and dito with the colours.

Hope this helps.

Regards
Samuel Jones
FRA Safety Committee