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Re: 2 gear autonomous

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Originally Posted by pmattin5459 View Post
The rule you put in talks about match setup. His comment talks about controlling objects. And anytime you push an object in frc, you are controlling it.
Actually, the original comments were indeed about match setup--namely putting a gear on the ground in contact with Robot A to make it easier for Robot B to run a 2/3-gear auton:
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Originally Posted by Kevin Zhang View Post
But you can add one gear, then take a gear from an alliance partner. In order for a team to be controlling the gear, all they have to do is touch it, so the gear can be placed on the ground. With finesse and extremely efficient autonomous as I can only assume the top teams will be able to achieve, a 3 gear auton is theoretically possible.
But regardless, no, to "push" an object does not inherently mean "control":
G27 BB. ...Examples of interaction with GEARS that are not “control” include, but are not limited to:
A. “bulldozing” (inadvertent contact with GEARS while in the path of the
ROBOT moving about the FIELD)
B. “deflecting” (being hit by a GEAR that bounces into or off of a
ROBOT).
Note that these definitions can and do change year to year (so there's no FRC standard), though this one has been somewhat perennial.
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