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Originally Posted by jgannon
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As I explained to them, they were DQ'd because they rammed into those two robots with their arm, not their base. The rules say that they can hit their opponents with their base (and from a reasonable distance to stay within the rules). It is quite easy to tip robots when you hit them high and this is against the rules.
Now I want to say that I was very impressed by how graciously the drive team from 753 accepted this explanation, and they even apologized for their actions. We also acknowledge how smart they were by removing their arm for future matches so they could continue to play aggressive defense. And they got no further penalties after that.
The other parameters that caused DQ's was when teams with wedges were running into and under the base of other robots causing them to tip. So, be aware of this if your robot has a wedge, in which case you may want to push them with the other side or not hit them with your wedge if they are extended and somewhat tipsy.