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Originally Posted by vikesrock777
I too would like a little more comment from 832 just to get clarification. It seemed as if they were still operating in the beginning of the match as they got in a blocking position against us (4080) and our partner (3489). After a small amount of time (certainly couldn't tell you how long) they stopped moving for the rest of the match. ful event.
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It's my understanding (from talking to our drive team, and from an earlier post) that the field personnel disabled the robot because they were not within their frame perimeter at the beginning of the match. Why the match was allowed to start like that, we'll probably never know. The timing was unfortunate as they were disabled when it was right next to our protected feeder station, and in front of your driver station. None of the initial contact in the feeder area was called, as no foul points were awarded. Apparently, you guys on 4080 adapted beautifully and started raining long range 2s, to the delight of the crowd.
In my opinion, the re-inspection process (if completed) should have found the modifications made to be in violation of R08, parts a) and/or c), which make it illegal to interfere with an opponents visibility from the driver station and/or a robot's vision system. My only real complaint from Peachtree was that the inspection process at Peachtree seemed quite uneven (ours took 43 minutes), but that's for another day, or another thread. For now, we relish in our win! A big thanks to you (4080) and 4026, and see you in St. Louis.
