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Originally Posted by Chris is me
This is barely a start. I have no idea what "adjacent" means, and the manual doesn't define it. How far away is far enough away?
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After looking at it a while, I think I figured it out:
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During the MATCH, TEAMS may not extend any body part
1. in to a space defined by the Human Player Barrier Brackets, the SAFETY ZONE, and the GUARDRAIL that is either occupied by a ROBOT or adjacent to such a space occupied by a ROBOT
or,
2. beyond the GUARDRAIL at any time.
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You have to look at the first part piece by piece.
in to a space defined by the Human Player Barrier Brackets, the SAFETY ZONE, and the GUARDRAIL
Look at the top down pictures they show. Imagine every Human Player Barrier Bracket, SAFETY ZONE (edge), and GUARDRAIL as a line. Each rectangle those lines make is a "space defined by the Human Player Barrier Brackets, the SAFETY ZONE, and the GUARDRAIL". Keep in mind that the HP side of the safety zone is NOT one of these areas. It's already the SAFETY ZONE. If I count correctly, there are 7 of these "areas" down each side of the field. 4 in front of HP stations and 1 between each.
that is either occupied by a ROBOT or adjacent to such a space occupied by a ROBOT
If the rectangle your HP is in also has the robot in it, that is NOT OK. Picture one shows a HP hand and robot appendage in one area defined by the BARRIER, SAFETY ZONE (edge), and 2 Human Player Barrier Brackets. Picture 3 shows the same situation in a different area.
If the rectangle your HP is in is adjacent to a rectangle the robot is in, that is NOT OK. Picture two shows the HP hand in an area defined by the BARRIER, SAFETY ZONE edge, and 2 Human Player Barrier Brackets. The robot appendage is in a SEPARATE area defined by the BARRIER, SAFETY ZONE edge, and 2 Human Player Barrier Brackets, but these two areas are ADJACENT.
If your HP is not in any of these rectangles, you are always OK given the robot is not breaking any rules. this is shown in picture 4.
If the rectangle your HP is in and the rectangle the robot is in are NOT adjacent, you are OK. This is shown in the 5th picture.
EDIT: I thought of an easy way to explain it. If the robot is over the GUARDRAIL, it must be as far away as the next HP station for your HP to cross the SAFETY ZONE edge.