Thread: Tipped robot
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Unread 27-02-2012, 11:44
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Re: Tipped robot

A good argument can be made that once you give up righting a tipped robot, disabling it is the safe thing to do. So E stopping a tipped over robot should not be against the rules. To my way of thinking, using the e stop should never be almost never penalized. Maybe the actions just prior can carry the heavy penalty to prevent a team from stopping a robot in a critical area. Or a team obviously using the estop solely for an competitive advantage.

Do not confuse my thoughts with official interpretation of the rules.