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Originally Posted by Arevan
...If bumpers fell off of my robot and I knew it would be disabled, I would definitely try to get on the batter before I was disabled. I couldn't find anything in the rule book that allows the refs to retroactively take back points in a case where you weren't disabled fast enough.
If that is what happened, I would consider that very smart gameplay by that team.
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For the example I gave, the robot did not meet the criteria for a challenge. to challenge, the robot must be fully supported by the batter. If the bumper is on the carpet, halfway across the field,then the robot is not fully supported by the batter.
I know that somebody will say "what if a zip tie falls off a robot, then the robot is not fully supported by the batter" That opens up the whole issue of refs trying to figure out what constitutes the robot. I argue that the bumper is a required component, without which the robot would not be allowed to compete, and as such, is part of the robot regardless of whether it is still attached.