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Originally Posted by New Lightning
I think that the question is more referring to the fact that since something fell off the robot, the part that fell off is below the top of the low goal, even though the rest of the robot is above it. Thus the part that fell off and is subsequently below the low goal would mean that not all of the robot is above the top of the low goal, and thus there would be no scale.
What the OP is asking is whether or not the piece that fell off counts as part of the robot. I don't think that it would because once it fell off it would be considered field debrief and no longer part of the robot. Therefore the scale would count.
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The problem is that this isn't just some random piece of the robot - it's a bumper. Does that make a difference? When a random chunk falls off the robot, it becomes a random chunk, while the robot continues on its way (containing everything it needs to be a ROBOT, per the definition). But does a BUMPER stop being a BUMPER if it falls off the robot? The definition FIRST provides does not require it to be attached to the robot to still be considered a bumper, merely designed to attach to the exterior of the robot. Even after falling off, it probably still meets that definition.
I would argue that even after falling off, a bumper is still a bumper. After all, if it falls off you can be disabled, while if your arm falls off you probably won't be. So, per the scoring rules:
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A ROBOT has SCALED the TOWER if, at the conclusion of the MATCH, the ROBOT:
A. is in contact with a unique RUNG, and
B. has all of its BUMPERS fully above the height of the low GOALS.
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That bumper that fell off is not above the low goals, so I don't think you should get the points.
Of course, I'm not a ref
