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Re: Defence on the High Goal?

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Originally Posted by Madison View Post
It's legal. The rule makes no requirement that the virtual cylinder remain fixed relative to the robot. An infinitely thin post with an infinitely thin 6" long stick rotating about a pivot on it satisfies all of the rules. The virtual cylinder will simply oscillate back and forth, with the vertical pole moving from one edge to the other and back.
Check out Q177 in the Q&A: https://frc-qa.usfirst.org/Question/...-of-g12-if-the

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Generally, if the MECHANISM is in motion relative to the ROBOT at the time of impact, it is "launching" and thus POSSESSION. If the MECHANISM is not in motion relative to the ROBOT, it is considered "deflecting" and not POSSESSION.
So while a contraption that spins around to create an effective block area >6" might be legal, it would be subject to a technical foul every time it actually worked to block a shot!
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