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Re: Unscheduled Team Update: 3-20-2014
What does this even mean?
Is there a defensive strategy for dealing with scoring robots that doesn't involve "repeated, aggressive ramming" with the intent to "inhibit" the other robot? What does "aggressive" mean in this context? Re: "high-speed," does this mean if we geared our robot to move quickly we have to be extra-careful about playing defense? What would constitute a legal defensive strategy, and what would be illegal?
If this rule makes bumper-to-bumper contact under normal conditions illegal if one robot happens to break, then it is a stupid rule. There are already rules against intentional tipping, grappling, and damage outside of the bumper zone; these account for ~90% of the damage I saw at the NC regional. If a team's robot can't withstand a hard hit on their bumpers, then they did not design their robot properly.
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Last edited by Oblarg : 20-03-2014 at 17:11.
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