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Originally Posted by Aren_Hill
I can see robots with very limited sensors passing 1 maybe 2 lines scoring 4 or 8 points. Lets do the math...stop a mad lap bot from multiple laps(16pts per lap)...or sit there and hold them to 4 possibly 8 if you get shoved over. And if they do hit you or any obstacle what are the chances there robot will have sophisticated enough control systems to continue making laps?
Doing nothing or moving a couple feet will be one of the most common significant defensive play this year, and depending on who your facing it will be worth the sacrifice.
(and realize that most speed demon bots are full weight and would hit a bot that most likely is, plus they're geared higher and most likely couldn't push you out of the way.)
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It's not an issue or drive torque, weight, or traction. It's an issue of momentum and where they hit you. If they smack the defensive robot on the corner, chances are that they will rotate the defender and continue on their lap-running journey.
Currently, I doubt many (any) lap runners are autonomously advanced enough to correct their journey around the track if they face traffic...but that's what the robocoach is for. Team's with smart robocoaches and signaling methods may be able to avoid traffic or correct their paths. Even if teams haven't incorporated such a system yet, odds are that by later regionals and championships, the top-level lap runners will have.
The defensive move may be viable during early regionals, especially in qualifications. But in scenarios where bot teams have speedy-lap bots, or where the bot capable of defense is capable of removing one or more balls from the overpass, it just doesn't add up.