[VashonRobotics]

Maybe I am wrong, but it seems clear to me that the rule is mainly to prevent bots from collecting and scoring more than two rings at a time. I seriously doubt that a team would incur a penalty if they were to cause all the rings from their dispenser to drop onto the floor just as they came off the dispenser. I think a team would be in trouble if they were to grab more than two rings off their dispenser and then do a 180 and then drop them on the floor. That would be possessing more than two.

I figure the possession language is also to discourage “U” shaped bulldozer forms on a bot gathering and pushing a pile of rings on the floor taking them out of play as a defensive strategy. Besides, too much defensive play makes for a very boring game for the spectators!