Thread: Should FIRST address "ramp bots"?
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Re: Should FIRST address "ramp bots"?
I don't think this should be against the rules. If the team has high angles on it's robot and it flips another robot, it gets a penalty. I don't think any teams intent is to play dirty. Ramps really are for only helping the team, not so much as a defense.
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