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Originally posted by Rook
It's a fine line interpretation of the rule. This isn't really much different from a tall and long robot parking itself in front of the bar. You couldn't push it out of the way, in fact, you would be guilty of pinning the bot against the bar. I am gonna side with T3 in this case. The rule isn't really clear, and I don't think T3's design is impenetrable. As someone pointed out, I can see them being tipped by a wedge or getting tangled up in the deployment process. Nonetheless, they look like a formidable opponent.
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That's a very poor analogy. The tall robot has no option of where to go, therefore it's pinning. T3 can simply lift its arms up. They are in that position by choice, not by chance.
The question isn't whether they can be beat. Of course they can be beat. Nobody is unbeatable. That has been illustrated last year. The question at hand is whether or not they are in direct violation of the rules. I am sure many other teams have thought of this type of design, but went against it.