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Originally Posted by Rick TYler
This does run the risk of violating <G38> and <G40>, the IMPEDING rules.
This clause alone would make shoving and blocking illegal: "During Teleoperated Period, a ROBOT will be considered to be IMPEDING traffic if it is preventing an opposing ROBOT from proceeding around the TRACK."
One of the nicest examples I saw of legally slowing other robots down is the same one used in auto racing. By taking the inside line and forcing other robots to the outside, the inside 'bot effectively hampers the progress of another robot without IMPEDING it legally.
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I disagree. Looking at rule <G40>, it is not impeding if there is a clear 'passing lane' around the robot. Secondly, "the (impeding) ROBOT shall have 6 seconds to move out of the way and create a “passing lane” to allow the opposing ROBOT through." Like last year, a team could pin a robot against the wall for 5 seconds, back up and let them move foward and then pin them again.