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Originally Posted by cgmv123
It's just a consequence of the structure of autonomous. Teams don't think they need to bother setting different autonomous modes for each defense, so they just set the robots to go full power for several seconds to ensure they cross. If they cross with time to spare, the extra time is spent crossing the courtyard. And if they cross the courtyard at full speed with time to spare...
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I think this is exactly what is happening. And I think there should be consequences.
IMHO these incidents should be dealt with in a manner similar to G24 violations; i.e., foul and yellow card, red card if it causes incapacitation. Lazy auto programming should not be rewarded.
In years past, the equivalent of G24 included the language "not in the spirit of the FIRST Robotic Competition." Ramming the opposing castle wall is exactly that:
not in the spirit. My answer to Gus's question is, no this is not a reasonable thing to do.
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