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Originally Posted by The Ginger
My team is woundering if at the start of auto your robots boulder has to be held by the bot or can be pushed by it (personally i think this question is silly but my mentor insists that i ask.)
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2.3
Each MATCH begins with eighteen (18) BOULDERS in the ARENA. BOULDERS are staged before the MATCH in the following manner:
A. Six (6) BOULDERS are staged evenly along the length of the Midline, 3 ft. 9-1/2 in. apart as shown in Figure 2-35. Small rings are used to keep them in place prior to the start of a
MATCH.
B. Three (3) BOULDERS are staged in each CASTLE
C.
Three (3) BOULDERS per ALLIANCE are staged on or in each ROBOT or in the CASTLE. See Section 3 (3.2 MATCH Logistics) for more detail.
3.2 MATCH Logistics
When a DRIVE TEAM loads their ROBOT onto the FIELD for a MATCH they may elect to:
A. pre-load one (1) BOULDER in or on their ROBOT
such that the BOULDER is fully supported by their ROBOT, or
B. transfer their BOULDER to a HUMAN PLAYER in their CASTLE.