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Re: Catching a ball

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Originally Posted by erniep View Post
So, is anyone catching (or throwing really)?? Just wondering what the thoughts are since we all are playing nice together this year.... Not that we're not nice to each other other years...it's just....well you know what I mean.
"Throwing" (over the truss) can be accomplished using a shooter designed to shoot at the high goal. The truss is about a foot lower than the high goal, so any shooter made for the high goal will also be able to clear the truss.

Catching seems difficult, but what we have figured out recently is that everyone is making catching a lot harder than it has to be. The manual defines catching as "when a BALL SCORED over the TRUSS by a ROBOT’S ALLIANCE partner is POSSESSED by that ROBOT before contacting the carpet or HUMAN PLAYER" and possession as "A.“carrying", B. “herding”, C. “launching, and D. “trapping"". Thus, a catching mechanism is not entirely required unless a team has the time, space, and resources. If a robot simply places itself in the right place such that the ball will bounce off and head in the right direction at the right angle, it should theoretically count as a catch.

That said, my condolences to the poor referees who have to decide what counts as a catch, what counts as possession, and what counts as an assist.
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