[Bryce2471]

Originally Posted by Basel A

Relevant Q&A below. Sounds like there'll be clarification in the next team update.

Thank you for finding and posting that Q&A here. I don't think the people posing the question really understood the wording of the rule, (seeing as they asked about the "interfering with an attempt?" but the rule prohibits interfering with a robot that is making an attempt) but they still seems to have yielded an informative response.

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

I interpreted this as an intentional design choice, similar to being "protected" while shooting while in contact with the pyramid in 2013.

Yes. I think the GDC intended for that area to be a safe zone, because without it this game would not play as well.