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Posted by Joe Johnson.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.

Posted on 10/12/2000 9:06 PM MST


In Reply to: Tipping/Pinning-No Blocking-OK posted by Bill Beatty on 10/12/2000 8:45 AM MST:



Bill & Raul,

As we have said before we are very reluctant to get into judging intent. To that end, we have worked hard to think through a game and qualifying point system that rewards DOING something rather than preventing something, thus making the Tipping/Pinning problem less of an issue.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME...

We are sensitive to the participating teams' desires (not to mention frightened by Raul's thinly veiled threat to upset the whole apple cart by building a lean mean tipping machine).

So...

This is where we think we are going. We would like comments.

It is not in the spirit of the competition to intentionally tip an opponent or to intentionally pin an opponent against the outer railing or the (field equipment to be named later).

If, in the course of accomplishing some other goal needed to win the match or maximize Q-points, one robot tips another robot, that is regretable, but acceptable. Intentional tipping outside of this exception is not allowed. Robots that are deemed to have violated this rule will have their entire alliance disqualified for that match (automatic loss & no Q-points accrued).

Robots are not allowed to prevent motion of another robot by forcing it into either the outter railing or the (field equipment to be named later). Pinning against railing or (field equipment to be named later). is not acceptable. A lot of robot interactin is expect and allowed, including but not limited to the following examples:

Two robot may pin another robot between them in the open field.
Getting in a robot's way is allowed.
Pushing a robot to prevent it from getting where it wants to go is allowed.
Pushing a robot to get it out or your way is allow.
Pushing a robot to 'make a hole' for an alliance robot is allowed.
Pushing a robot to move it to an auspicious position for your alliance is allowed.

Violations will result in a warning followed by disqualification of the offending alliance (automatic loss and no Q-point for the match) .

Please share your comments.

Joe J.