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Originally Posted by waialua359
I dont like the rule.
thank god our robot base doesnt cross the line while trying to hurdle the ball with our arm.
Along with the 80" rule, it really limits what teams could have done with building their bot and keeping good center of gravity. Its like their arms have to be in front of their base somewhat, trying to balance a huge 10 lb ball, without tipping and/or without the robot base crossing the line. So much "rules" on how to hurdle.
I hate to see penalties affecting the outcome of matches, especially when it may be hard to see across the field and lots of traffic.
I can see shooter/catapult bots having an easy time meeting the rule.
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Yet again, this is not the problem with this rule. If part of your arm is behind the overpass, you are still in that previous quadrant (your home stretch) and can return there without penalty.
The problem is when there is traffic around the lines and robots are trying to maneuver around. If they leave it the way it is I think they need to start calling a lot more impeding penalties to clear out some of those jam ups.