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Re: G12 Clarification

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Originally Posted by aldaeron View Post
If blue kicks the ball to an alliance partner in front of its goal and a red robot intentionally moves into the path of the ball changing the ball's trajectory. Per G12 is that “launching” (penalty) or “deflecting” (legal)?
I think it's defined as bulldozing if the robot continues to move forwards and the ball hits the robot at a high enough speed. What I mean is, if the ball is slowly moving towards the alliance partner and the red robot deliberately makes a motion to hit the ball, that is a launch. But if there was a high speed kick such that the red robot could not move from the balls trajectory in time, that would be deflection. If the red robot makes a motion to impel the ball into a specific direction, it is a launch.
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