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Unread 05-04-2016, 13:15
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Re: Running over a boulder foul

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Originally Posted by svpracer View Post
We have had multiple cases where balls get stuck under our robot, mostly while crossing defenses as the balls in the center tend to get pushed around. I think it's a grey area that can be debated for a long time. Personal view, the refs should be able to see that stuck balls are unintentional (because who wants to tip their robot) not call fouls.
The robots I saw stuck on top of a Boulder were clearly not getting any strategic advantage from their situation, just like being Tortola'd on the Defenses typically gives no strategic advantage. Common sense would say that they probably were not getting stuck to provide comic relief.
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