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Unread 16-02-2008, 20:55
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Re: So, what did we all learn from the scrimmages and play dates today?

The two most important things I saw were robots tipping over and robots crossing lines in the wrong direction and incurring penalties.

It seemed almost every other match robots were falling over. When they did fall over, they blocked a large portion of the track. Referees were also calling impeding penalties on tipped robots the were NOT disabled by the drivers. Basically if you hit you e-stop you don't incur any penalties, other wise be prepared to rack up those 10 pointers.

There were also penalties flying for robots illegally crossing lines. If your robot barely crossed the line, they called it. My suggestion is to keep moving around the field in the proper direction.
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