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Re: defensive strategies

Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt. Quirk View Post
<G37> "In all cases involving ROBOT-to-ROBOT contact, the TEAM may
receive a PENALTY and/or their ROBOT may be disqualified if the interaction is
inappropriate or excessive."

I believe they are try to get away from last years bumping & shoving
A partial quote of this rule is extremely misleading. Here is the entire rule (emphasis mine)
Quote:
Originally Posted by GDC
<G37> ROBOT to ROBOT Interaction - Strategies aimed solely at the destruction, damage, tipping
over, or entanglement of ROBOTS are not in the spirit of the FIRST Robotics Competition
and are not allowed. In all cases involving ROBOT-to-ROBOT contact, the TEAM may
receive a PENALTY and/or their ROBOT may be disqualified if the interaction is
inappropriate or excessive. However, it is noted that FIRST Overdrive is a highly interactive
game. Robust construction of ROBOTS will be very important in this high-speed
competition. ROBOTS should be designed to withstand the high-speed contact that will
occur during the MATCH. Appropriate contact is allowed under the following guidelines:
a. High speed accidental collisions are likely to occur during the MATCH, and are an
expected part of the game. However, high-speed intentional ramming is not acceptable
and will be penalized.
b. Contact within the BUMPER ZONE is generally acceptable.
c. Contact outside of the BUMPER ZONE is generally not acceptable, and will result in a
PENALTY. The offending ROBOT may be disqualified from the MATCH if the offense is
particularly egregious or if it results in substantial damage to another ROBOT. However,
incidental contact outside of the BUMPER ZONE will not be penalized.
d. If a ROBOT extends outside of the perimeter of the STANDARD BUMPERS (the
perimeter of the bumpers is the polygon defined by the outermost corners of each
STANDARD BUMPER segment), it is responsible for the extension's contact with other
ROBOTS. The ROBOT must not use the extension to contact other ROBOTS outside of
the BUMPER ZONE. Likewise, other ROBOTS will not be responsible for contact with
the extension outside of the BUMPER ZONE. Again, incidental contact will not be
penalized.
e. Extension to extension contact between two ROBOTS with appendages outside the
ROBOT perimeter of the STANDARD BUMPERS will generally not be penalized.
f. Contact with a tilted ROBOT outside the BUMPER ZONE (particularly if resulting from
contact within the BUMPER ZONE) will generally be considered incidental contact.
g. A ROBOT may not attach to and/or climb onto a ROBOT on an opposing ALLIANCE
(doing so will be interpreted as an attempt to damage an opposing ROBOT, and will be
penalized as such).
h. Use of any sloped or angled feature of the ROBOT as a wedge to overturn an opposing
ROBOT is explicitly prohibited, and will be assessed as a violation of Rule <R19>.
Any robot pushing or shoving will almost certainly be doing so from within the bumper zone which would appear to be entirely legal.
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