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Re: Tipped robot

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Originally Posted by Chexposito View Post
if your robot does tip, and there's no hope of righting it within the 10 seconds, E-STOP IT not doing so might result in a penalty towards your alliance
Bad choice. Hitting the E-stop for a non-safety hazard (robot tips over) would likely result in a technical foul.

In seasons past, this would have been acceptable. The rule changed last year I believe, and continued into this year.

Quote:
[G35]
If a Robot becomes unsafe (e.g. the Robot begins to smoke, the battery falls out, etc.) it may be disabled for the remainder of the Match by any player by pressing the E-Stop button. The E-Stop buttons are intended for remote shutdown in the event of safety hazards and will not otherwise affect Match score or duration.
Violation: Technical-Foul if used for any other reason.