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Re: Key Violation G17

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Originally Posted by XaulZan11 View Post
I'm curious how it would be called if an scoring robot doesn't allow the defending robot to leave the key. Will they rule a foul on the defender for being in the key for longer than 5 seconds or on the scoring robot for forcing an opponent into a penalty? If it is the later, it becomes significantly easier to completely shut down a scorer that needs to score from the key: sit in key for 4.5 seconds, inch outside of the key and then quickly return before the scoring robot can get behind you.

C08. Don’t expect to gain by doing others harm. Strategies aimed solely at forcing the opposing ALLIANCE to violate a rule are not in the spirit of FIRST Robotics Competition and not allowed.Rule violations forced in this manner will not result in an assignment of a penalty to the targeted
ALLIANCE.

G11. There’s a 5-count on pins. ROBOTS may not pin an opponent’s ROBOT for more than five (5) seconds. A ROBOT will be considered pinned until the ROBOTS have separated by at least six (6) feet. The pinning ROBOT(s) must then wait for at least three (3) seconds before attempting to pin the same ROBOT again.

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Basically its up to the ref and how they see it, IMO if it appears the offending counted key parking bot is trying to leave the key to avoid the 5-count foul then it would be the pinner bot doing negative "forcing a foul" and risking a C08 most likely as at that point the ref is looking right at the action.
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