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Originally Posted by Veselin Kolev
I think that if a robot is already on top of the ramp, and another robot gets up on the ramp and pushed the first robot off, and tips them over in the process, it may deserve a penalty but it is not anti-GP. It is strategy.
And to the original point, a robot that tips a robot as it is trying to get onto the ramp should be dq'd. If you want to prevent them from getting up on the ramp, just park your robot. If they tip themselves on your robot without yours moving at all, too bad for them.
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I dont understand your reasoning. If you are on the ramp, you are preventing your opponent from scoring. Why would you get in that defensive position, and then just sit there, applying no power to your drive train?
To see what happens? The other robot is coming - they are coming to push you out of THEIR way. If you dont put up a fight and push back, prevent them from getting on the ramp, then why did you bother to go up there in the first place?!
FIRST has defined legal contact zones on the robots. You can play offense and defense as long as your contact stays within that area. If your robot puts an arm out, and tries to clothes-line another robot that is against the rules.
The originator of this thread noticed that a bot trying to crest the ramp would be vunerable. If you get to the top of the ramp first you have an advantage. That is an excellent strategy! Thats what strategy is - finding your opponents weaknesses and exploiting them. As long as you stay within the rules I see no reason why any team should be DQ'd