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alextound

04-01-2014 21:51

Punch a robot

Can i build a rather comedic punching arm (possibly equipped with a boxing glove) to push the robots?

DonRotolo

04-01-2014 21:53

Re: Punch a robot

I don't know. Can you? I know I can.

cgmv123

04-01-2014 21:53

Re: Punch a robot

Read the rules. Then read them again. The answer is in there. That's all I'll say.

RamZ	04-01-2014 23:44

Re: Punch a robot

Quote:

G28
Deliberate or damaging contact with an opponent ROBOT on or inside its FRAME PERIMETER is not allowed.

Violation: TECHNICAL FOUL

Also: the blue box below G28:

Quote:

A ROBOT with an element outside its FRAME PERIMETER may be penalized under this rule if it appears they are using that element to purposefully contact another ROBOT inside its FRAME PERIMETER. Regardless of intent, a ROBOT with an element outside its FRAME PERIMETER that causes damage to another ROBOT inside of its FRAME PERIMETER will be penalized.

So, what I draw from this is that you can hit their bumpers, and that's about it. Once it hits them inside the bumper (therefore their robot perimeter) it's a foul.
So technically you could, but I don't see what hitting their bumpers would do to your advantage.

ethen155

07-01-2014 13:54

Re: Punch a robot

Remember gracious professionalism

theCADguy

07-01-2014 15:08

Re: Punch a robot

That would be legal, as long as you hit the outside of their bumpers. The bumpers are outside the frame perimeter.

yash101

07-01-2014 23:23

Re: Punch a robot

If they have a cannon barrel sticking outside the frame perimeter, feel free to. However, don't cry when your team doesn't get any awards because that is against GP. I still don't get why you'd think like that! That is just dumb, and your team would be known as the: Stay away from this team if you don't want your robot broke!

TVwazhere

08-01-2014 02:36

Re: Punch a robot

I cant find the video on it, but in 2008 team 20 had a sub frame o our robot that was essentially a boxing glove that punched the ball on the overpass. (My Idea, never thought it would ACTUALLY come to fruition) We didnt use it much, mainly as a second robot for a exhibition tournament we hosted and a couple qualifying matches in the Finger lakes Regional. Its all but forgotten on our team, as our four bar ball lifter was (and I agree with this) a much better option of the two. Still, fun to say that we had a punching robot

camalex3999

08-01-2014 12:23

Re: Punch a robot

Last year our team attached a boxing glove to a 24" pneumatic piston in order to block FCS's. The boxing glove was kind of a joke but it worked pretty well in offseason.

Bob Steele

08-01-2014 12:58

Re: Punch a robot

If I were attempting this I would use these instead of boxing gloves:

http://supercomicworldpower.blogspot...ulk-hands.html

Not that I would be attempting this....

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