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Originally Posted by mathking
From the manual:
POSSESS: (for a ROBOT) to carry (move while supporting BALLS in or on the ROBOT), herd (repeated pushing or bumping), launch (impel BALLS to a desired location or direction via a MECHANISM in motion relative to the ROBOT), or trap (overt isolation or holding one or more BALLS against a FIELD element or ROBOT in an attempt to shield them) a BALL.
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Emphasis mine. I don't see any way this could be argued to have not been a possession. The robot launched the ball because the ball doesn't come out without the spinning rollers, which are a mechanism in motion relative to the robot, and the ball is definitely going in a desired direction to a desired location.
I think the more likely scenario is that the ref missed it because it happened so fast. Alternatively, another possession zone could have been missed, although that is unlikely since 51 took it and scored it. Even though no penalties were called, the referee that would have been watching your possessions may have had his/her attention elsewhere watching a situation that ended up being a no-call.