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Unread 15-01-2014, 00:44
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Re: Rule Update 1-14-14

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Originally Posted by valkyrie2240 View Post
What do you guys think of the new rule update? So a robot can catch it's own throw over the truss now?
You can catch your own throw, but you get no points for that. According to that rule, in order to get catch points a robot must throw the ball over the truss and then that robot's Alliance partner (i.e. a different robot) must catch it BEFORE the ball touches the ground, humans, or the robot that threw it. If you catch your own throw, you cannot get catch points.

In fact, if you don't get catch points you cannot even try to catch again until the next cycle. [Q29]
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