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Re: We can extend beyond the playing field with our ball-knocker-offer???
I think it's illegal and should cost 25pts. You're definitely extending outside the field and not within the constraints of the bars that contain the 10pt balls.
[edit]To respond to someone's question above. The issue is whether or not it is legal for a robot to extend a flexible device outside the boundaries of the field and drive alongside the field to the 10pt ball. The flexible device would bend at the vertical frame that contains the balls and would thus 'flap' into a ball. I definitely think this is illegal... having anything outside the field is bad. I think FIRST's rule clearly says that the only time you may legally extend outside the field during autonomous is when your extension is within the frame that holds the bonus balls. Otherwise, it's a safety hazard and will cost you 25 points. Team 254's autonomous video does something very similar to what I described above. I'm not sure whether it extends outside the field though.[/edit]
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<Patrician|Away> what does your robot do, sam
<bovril> it collects data about the surrounding environment, then discards it and drives into walls
Last edited by Yan Wang : 16-03-2004 at 16:09.
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