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Re: <G28>

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Originally Posted by LafondaOnFire View Post
Not exactly. G45 saves the victimbot from this situation:
I wasn't even talking about intentional penalties. There's so little room between the bridge and the key that two robots interacting in that area will almost definitely trigger a penalty... You won't have to try to get one, you'll just get one.

...and I'm pretty sure that if you're powering through another robot toward your own alley, bridge, or key, and they don't move out of the way before you come into contact with said field feature, then they'll get a penalty and the refs won't even blink an eye -- as long as you have a legitimate reason for doing so (up to and including getting the opposing robot to move out of your way).
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