Thread: Balls under the bumper
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Unread 27-01-2012, 12:07
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Re: Balls under the bumper
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Originally Posted by Colin P View Post
In 2010 there ended up being a lot more ball entering the frame perimeter penalties than expected, as many of you may remember. Towards the end of the season, they changed the rules to be a bit more generous and I wouldn't be surprised if they do something like that again.
I would be a bit surprised if they did this considering every team can drop their bumpers low enough to prevent any incursions (at the cost of mobility, potentially). Also because a team can always just carry 2 balls when driving around the field, they do not have to carry 3.

In contrast to 2010 where incursion was a specific rule as you say, in 2012 a robot can legally drive over a ball, only other choices/avoidable scenarios make this potentially illegal.
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