[thefro526]

Originally Posted by Hallry

I don't believe it says that. I believe they simply changed the wording to say that to begin in the goalie zone, your bumpers may be outside the zone, but anything touching the ground must be touching only the goalie zone carpet. It doesn't sound like you are restricted to staying there.

Fwiw:

Originally Posted by G15

During AUTO,

a ROBOT starting in the white ZONE may not cross fully beyond the TRUSS
a ROBOT starting in its GOALIE ZONE must remain in contact with the carpet in its GOALIE ZONE.

Violation: FOUL. If contact with an opponent ROBOT, TECHNICAL FOUL.

If you start in your goalie zone, you're more or less stuck there for the entirety of autonomous, you can touch the carpet outside of the goalie zone (if you needed to turn, or move forward slightly,etc) but you cannot at any point be completely out of contact with the carpet in the goalie zone.