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The two matches where we saw our bot restart auton mode from the beginning, one the L/R switch we have on our bot was suppose to be on L, and the student set it to 'KILL' - :c)
the bot backed up like its suppose to, turned right 45° instead of left, then slammed full speed into the railing right in front of the judges table, then the bot reset, backed up again, turned 45° right again and slammed into the opponets operator station, leaving a 2 foot scratch in the plexiglass (Buckeye match 57)
we never made it to the ramp.
The other match was similar - we were pushed backwards down the ramp then hit by another bot at the bottom, and our auton sequence restarted.
We have nothing connected to our program or tether connectors during a match. In fact, i would not be surprized if this is the real cause of bots resetting at the top of the ramp (they get jarred when they land hard or hit the stack, lip, other bot...)
Other teams have reported seeing bots get hit, then go dead (light goes off) for a few seconds, then restarting.
And yes, I did test this with a robot controller on the lab bench with a 20A breaker in series with the 12V supply - you flick the breaker with your finger, or tap it on the bench (not that hard either) and the robot controller resets, and renegotiates the radio link (takes a few seconds).
This is a definate problem with using the breakers to protect the robot controller (instead of a fuse).
BTW - I have taken one of this years robot controllers apart (we sheared a fuse - now using it for a spare on old bots) I dont recall seeing any really big caps in there.
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