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Re: Exceeding 72 x 72 - Penalty?

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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery View Post
I think this rule can only be enforced if it is a gross and obvious violation of the rule. And in that scenario, if intentional (probably not being pushed out of zone, etc), you would probably be forced to modify your robot before being allowed to compete again. Similar to the the ball speed limit last year.
That makes sense, but what about this scenario: You design your robot so that you can push your ramp under your alliance partners if they are stuck. If you cross out of the home zone while doing that, is that gross and obvious? If you do it once? If you do it 3-4 times? With the ball speed, you were never allowed to exceed the speed limit; in this game it's not that fact that you exceed the envelope, it's the fact that you left the home zone.

My guess is that crossing the home zone really does not violate the intent of the rule, which is to limit robot size as you're driving around the field.
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