Thread: Robots that enter a match unoperational.
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Unread 11-01-2007, 17:18
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Re: Robots that enter a match unoperational.
Section 7.3.3.1 (rules <G26> through <G29> contain the rules for starting positions. Unlike some previous years, you only need to start in your home zone, there aren't 3 specific areas to start in. To summarize, you need to be in the home zone, placed without alignment devices, and be the correct starting size and orientation.

I think it's easy to see that the last three would be satisfied by placing your robot on another teams, so it comes down to whether a robot not touching the ground in the home zone is still in the home zone. We have precedent from <G56> that a team is in the home zone even if they are lifted.

So, while I believe the rules as written would allow your scenario, I would still ask on the official Q/A forums as this is a case that the GDC may not have considered.