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Originally posted by Rook
Team 68's design is meant to contact the carpet and that is all. We all know that if a robot hits them, then the bar is going to back them up. It's the same thing though if one robot is trying to push a weaker robot out of the way. If the stronger robot backs the weaker one into the bar. The weaker robot isn't going to be DQ'd because their bot is taller than 14".
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Your analogy is severely flawed.
What if a robot is pushing their arms on the HDPE? There's no reason for the limbo blockers to be there in this case, but it will put them at a severe advantage because their arms can't move (let's forget about the thick treads... pretend the TechnoKats are pushing against them). We all know the arms will react with the playing field in
TWO places, one for each arm. Therefore, they are reacting with
multiple playing field surfaces, which is a
clear violation of the rules.
Remember, there are 2 arms on the robot, so both are going to react with the field, that's what I'm trying to point out. It violates the "pushing against multiple surfaces" rule.
If they only had one arm, it wouldn't be so bad, because you could easily use it as a lever and rotate them out of the way. In their current form, it looks as if it would make them nearly impassible.
I'm not saying their mechanism is definately illegal, because I don't know how exactly it's going to work. If it will slide into the bar, then it can be considered illegal. However, if they are able to hold their ground and not contact the bar... so many "what ifs" that you can't decide until the first match.