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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery
I'm not missing either of those. Teams at every event each year run autonomous modes with margins of error less than the radius of the game ball this year. The same penalties existed in 2013, and there were teams that retrieved frisbees from the center line.
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There was no penalty in 2013 for partially crossing the midline, only completely crossing it. Even the penalties for opposing robot contact were contingent on being completely over the line. Center line auto modes would fight over those discs in the middle, or simply park over them.
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Originally Posted by 2013 Game Manual
G19
During AUTO, a ROBOT may not cross the CENTER LINE such that it is no longer in contact with the carpet on its
starting half of the FIELD.
Violation: FOUL. If contact with an opponent ROBOT, TECHNICAL FOUL.
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I completely agree with you concerning sensor precision, however. This is within the means of FRC teams. The challenge is the 15 second time limit as much as it is precise navigation.