Its kind of sad to see what this forum has turned in to. I will not say the actual name of this very Un GP team who have said some very untrue thing . Previously in this thread on page 4 this team accused my team (1545) of some very Un GP actions which actually made me laugh because they were blown totally out of proportion. This unnamed team accused of repeatedly ramming them and pinning them for longer then 10 seconds. They also accused us of breaking their frame and lexan. Except for the accidental breaking of their frame (The result of them using to tubing that was to small) the rest of the accusations are totally false. I was the coach for my team during the match that they are talking about and know for a fact that we did not pin them for longer then 10 seconds because i made sure that our drive backed up the required 3 feet before going in the pin again. I know that we did not repeatedly ram them because f or us to achieve a speed where can be considered ramming takes our robot about 6 feet. NO we did not break their lexan I saw their bot after the match and there was no broken lexan. Yes we did break their frame but that was an accident. WE DID NOT PURPOSEFULLY ATTEMPT TO BREAK THEIR ROBOT. Since this forum has turned in to talk about teams being Un GP lets talk about the above accusatory team. After the above match a few members from their team came over to our pit area and started cursing at us about how we broke their frame. Yes you read correctly cursing. If this is not an example of a team being Un GP somebody please tell me what is. After we found out about their broken frame we went over to their pit to offer our help and materials. We even offered them a ride over to the local Lows to get any materials that neither us nor them had. They vary rudely sad no. I don't think this team understood the part of the manuel that said that there is a possibility that you robot will get damaged.
Another example of Un GP action on the field is the blatant acts of cheating done by little flip in all the finals. The y continuously tipped robots over on purpose. The first seed alliance which my team was part of lost because of little flips cheating. The first round of the quarter finals the red alliance which my team was on along with Sparky and 1279 were up against the 8th seed alliance which had little flip on it. The first round we beet the blue alliance Red 49 Blue 00 (1-0-0) in this match there was no cheating. But in the next match Lil flip rammed Sparky so hard that they got stuck under Sparky pining them between the wall a goal and themselves thus taking them out for the rest of that match. That match ended with the score being Red 31 Blue 31 (1-0-1). The Third match the Blue alliance on with out any cheating that I could see. It ended with the score being Red 26 Blue 32 (1-1-1). In the last match between us they placed their arm over top of Sparky and then proceeded to pull out their operator control thus deactivating their bot, again taking out Sparky which along with 1279 getting tangled on the other side of the field caused us to lose the match Red 03 Blue 49 which took us out of the finals. Littil flip continued using these tactics through the rest of the finals
<G25> Strategies aimed solely at the destruction, damage, tipping over, or entanglement of ROBOTS are not in the spirit of FIRST Robotics Competition and are not allowed. However, Triple Play is a highly interactive contact game. Some tipping, entanglement, and damage may occur as a part of normal game play. If the tipping, entanglement, or damage occurs where it is not a part of normal game play, at the referees discretion, the offending team/ROBOT may be disqualified from that match. Repeated offenses could result in a team/ROBOT being disqualified from the remainder of the Regional or Championship competition.
Examples of normal game play interaction include:
Pushing low on another ROBOT.
Blocking or pushing on a TETRA that is in possession of an opposing ROBOT.
Establishing ROBOT position to block access to a GOAL by an opposing ROBOT.
Using an arm or gripper to prevent an opposing ROBOT from placing a TETRA on a GOAL.
Examples of inappropriate robot interaction include:
Pushing high on a robot and tipping it over.
Using an arm or gripper to repeatedly strike an opposing ROBOT that is not in the process of placing a TETRA on a GOAL.
Placing any part of your ROBOT under an opposing ROBOT, and then lifting to flip it over.
Using an arm and gripper to pull a ROBOT by grabbing electrical cables, hoses, etc. or disabling a ROBOT by tearing out wires or hoses.
Grasping or attaching to a TETRA that is in the possession of an opposing ROBOT, and using it to pull over the opposing ROBOT.
Ramming another ROBOT at high speed.