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Originally Posted by JohnFogarty
Sorry, but the problem was entirely avoidable by the drivers having the robot back up when they saw the ball bouncing toward them. I watched this match as it happened. The GDC made no mistake in the rules by saying you should design your robot to make sure you don't accidentally possess another team's ball. That's how it happened. There should be no changes made in the rules.
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I completely agree with the decision on this matter. I saw this happen plenty of times both at week 1 events and this week, even in cases where the ball was not directly in the robot. It was clear possession, regardless of intent. It is unfortunate that it has happened to teams, all of which I'm sure were accidental, but it was clearly stated very early that you must design around this to make it impossible for that to happen. It's no different than a robot designed to effectively shoot the ball. Both aspects are incredibly important parts of the game.