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Re: Stacking robots
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Originally Posted by DampRobot View Post
Is it legal to have a robot begin on top of another? I know in 2007, there was a loophole that allowed alliances to score by simply stacking two dead robots on top of each other. Obviously, to get a triple balance in this years game, the bottom robot would have to be active. Is this a legal way to go for the triple?
No.

We asked Aiden Brown at the North Carolina regional this specific question.

Although he couldn't seem to find an exact answer as to WHY it wouldn't be legal, (their robot would sit on our rear, and they would have an appendage touching the key to start with) he said it wouldn't be.