[EricH]

Originally Posted by armoredvehicle

Hi my team and I just finished discussing design ideas for the robot, but we had a quick question. In a match can another be placed on top of another one before the match has even started? Or can a robot, in the teleoperated period, climb on top of another robot, and "hitch a ride"?

The reason I am asking this, is because what if a fast robot could carry another robot with it, then it technically could receive twice the number of points when crossing its finish line.

My team has tried to find a rule about this, but was unable to find anything. So can't wait to see your responses.

I'll start at the beginning, in starting conditions, in Section 7. Robots cannot touch each other in the starting configuration. If you're on top of another robot, you are by definition touching them.

In teleop, it is considered as pinning/attempting to disable. Penalty, disable, and DQ may all result.