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Unfortunately, the arguement about ramming vs pinning vs blocking has been around and discussed year after year. It has been acknowledged and documented by FIRST that robot interaction is a "given".
They warn about robust interaction - then provide clear definition as to "how long a time period is acceptable without penalty" and "how far off the robot has to move away".
Unfortunately, that is about where it ends because intent is not as easily defined and even harder to prove. Granted the more obvious (distance driven before slamming and resultant damage) is easier to rule against (but after the fact) - too bad for the ref's.
GP, to some folks define where the line is that exceeds acceptable driving behavior, and to others "the rules" define that line.
I understand that the dynamics of the game will cause robots to interact with each other - my problem is when the ultimate goal of the interaction is to wreck a robot. I also understand that accidents happen in the heat of battle, I just wish that destruction caused "on purpose" is minimized and the refs focus on making sure it is minimized.