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Originally Posted by JB987
So...sounds like we would all be better off designing our robots so they CAN'T catch. Too big a risk for infrequent 10 pt gain verses risk of 100 pt penalty or worse? I can just see big basket fold outs waiting innocently for their partner to lob their ball over the truss and their opponents misfire bounces right in. I think the penalty is too extreme for an incidental event like an unintentional catch of your opponents ball...it would seem more fair to allow a no harm clause if the catching robot immediately returns the ball to the opposing alliance.
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I think in this case (unintentionally catching a ball), you should be just fine - as long as you get rid of it as quickly as physically possible.
That being said, your point is still valid since as the rules are written, you would be carrying an opponents ball and could, in theory, be assessed a technical foul according to G12.
I'd imagine that this would be a fanstastic Driver's Meeting question at each event assuming that the Manual hasn't been upadated by then. I think the head ref would more than likely rule no tech foul - assuming that the catch was unintentional (weird bounce, shot angle is off, etc) and the robot obviously got rid of the ball as quickly as they could.