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Re: Balls In Opposing Robots
I remember during the drivers meeting at UNH we were reminded of this rule and told to "Make sure your robots are designed so they can't hold an opponents ball". I heard this and I know this was out of the control of our head ref (who did a fantastic job all weekend I think UNH ended extremely fair and of the few problems that did go wrong they were remedied quick and fair) but this is coming directly from FIRST so what kind of bogus line is this? Are we all supposed to put a bunch of sensors on our robot to detect red/blue balls and close up our intakes when we get near one?
We all know the intent of the rules because if the rule didn't exist teams would just grab opponents balls and play keep away for the match but most of the calls for possessing an opponents balls are either accidental or caused by the alliance that is benefiting by getting the penalty points.
Same thing with the G40 problems of week 1 its the accidental infractions of the rule that are killing teams because the penalties for tech fouls are way too large for minor offenses!
Last edited by BrendanB : 08-03-2014 at 21:01.
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