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Lifting Gear Out of Robot
Hey CD,
Quick question: I've been looking at the rules, and I don't see anything explicitly forbidding the pilot lifting the gear out of the robot once it has the gear hooked. Is this allowed? |
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As of now yes
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Do you expect that to be changed?
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no
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I'm sure that will be one of the first questions asked when Q&A opens
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This is easily the fourth thread of the exact same topic, try reading through the other three.
I'll give you a synthesis: There is nothing explicitly forbidding it right now, but Q+A opens on Wednesday and due to FIRST's cautious nature and requirement to stick closely to industry standards on machine-human interaction (for insurance reasons) it is more likely than not that this will be outlawed in the coming days. At the very least we'll be getting a clarification. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I'm of the opinion this is going to stay legal. There's a reason the scoring peg is a spring and that it is indirectly operated by a human several feet away from the robot.
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Time is critical. It might take a couple of seconds for the human to verify the gear is loaded, then lift it out of the way. The robot is idle during this time.
If you can just slam the gear on the peg and instantly drive away, you can save those precious seconds. |
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I was going to ask the same thing, I was thinking it would not work due to physical constraints. But if you can figure it out, by all means use it as an advantage.
:) ~Gabriel McMillan FRC 5495 Aluminati CAD and Building |
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I expect it to be made illegal, or the Pilots will have to wear gloves. There is a non-zero probability that a robot will yank the post down while being hit by a defender, giving a pilot rope burn.
It seems like pilots will want gloves regardless - accidents happen. If the rules change, how they constitute that a robot has backed 'far enough' away to allow for safe retrieval will inevitably be the next topic of discussion - so hopefully a few Q&A posts will have some sort of multi-faceted question. |
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I don't see why this would be made illegal. Whether it's a good strategy or not is a different question. |
Rope Rules
When a robot is putting a gear on the spring can the pilot pull the rope to the ship at the same time to help the robot?
This is for strategy |
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