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Re: Intentionally tipping and disabling your own robot FTW...
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Originally Posted by SlimBoJones View Post
2) If you really wanted to cover your bases, you would hit the e-stop as your robot was in the process of tipping, before it tipped to the point of penetrating the 80" diameter cylinder. I don't think robots that tip over, and as a result, extend beyond the 80" diameter cylinder, will be penalized however.
I know rules from previous years do not apply, BUT I can personally tell you that last year, the refs had absolutely no problem pulling a 72x72 violation on a robot that was intentionally tipped over by an opposing team. I would not expect it to be any different this year.

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