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Rule G22 was commonly disregarded throughout the Pittsburg regional. Rule G22 establishes guidelines and penalties for contact with other Robots. It clearly states that “Contact outside of the BUMPER ZONE is generally not acceptable” but then undermines itself with a loophole stating “Incidental contact will not be Penalized”. All damages to our Robot during the Pittsburg Finals were classified as “Incidental contact” and not a single penalty assessed. To give you an idea of the level of damage you may consider “Incidental contact” we had a ½ inch wide piece of angle aluminum, which supported our ball hopper 6 inches above the bumper zone bent back and forth so many times the aluminum was actually severed.

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