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Re: Off Side Penalty?

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Originally Posted by AmyPrib
Nope, it hasn't been posted to Q/A yet by the GDC. Doesn't look there has been any activity today on Q/A.
You can check yourself also at yttp://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2006/qa.htm . The subject title was "Dead backbot".

Also, Ethulin, good points! However, your example of
Unless they foolishly take their hands off the controls and sit there, like your example, they won't get a penalty. Chances are, the pushed bot will be trying to get back over to his backbot position, and therefore, if the opponent tries to prevent him from doing so, G26 kicks in again, and no penalty assessed. I suppose your situation could happen, but honestly it doesn't seem realistic to me... why would a backbot just sit there and take the penalties after they got shoved around by the opponent? There might be a reason, but.... I'll take the odds that they will try to get back.

The GDC might just make a difference between dead and live bots. We shall see soon hopefully.
I like health of this debate.
Hm, a distinction between "dead" and "live" bots. If the GDC decides to make that then I think your interpretation is very valid. I just think that to make an air tight rule you would need to make distinctions like that. You are right, it is not very realistic, it is a theoretical. I was using it to point out an inconsistency, nothing more. Personally I would be a little pissed if they made the live and dead bot distinction this late (after ship). Also, if they did, do you consider disabled bots dead? I can see the GDC saying that no, they are not dead, just because it is some how part of their penalty. I would also wander what makes a bot "dead" is a dead bot a bot that can not move at all, its base does not move (they can still shoot). What if they still have one chain left so all they can do is circles !

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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock
http://podquard.multiply.com/video/item/3

Enjoy the video. It was fun to make.

Mirror if you want to as well. Just don't edit it.
Haha! Very ammusing. I like the referees perplexed look before he moves it.
As a team mate of the dead bot I would have ran over and moved it. I was supprised when a RED team came over and rammed it, were they trying to move it?
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