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Originally Posted by M. Krass
There remain a number of rules which, in my opinion, are too reliant on the subjective judgement of a referee.
I can't be impeding a robot intentionally unless I know that it's trying to get by me, and I can't know that until it makes an attempt at such or "bumps to pass". A robot 20' behind me may have every intention of passing me as it catches up to me and I might be weaving back and forth in an unrelated action and there exists every opportunity for a referee to interpret that as impedence. That is unsettling.
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I have to say that <G40> does seem written to prevent all but either the most original or best-disguised forms of defense. Perhaps this will simply force defensive robots to get more creative; I certainly hope it doesn't eliminate their role. Non-destructive defense is a perfectly legitimate part of the FRC challenge, and as several people have pointed out, just because scoring tends to be more glamorous shouldn't mean that it's the only viable strategy. Besides, one of the characteristics of a good offensive robot should be the versatility necessary to evade and overcome defensive attempts.