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Originally Posted by dbell
I haven't seen the answer to this question.
Team 1519 would also like to put a camera on our robot to get footage like this (Speed Racer - 10 Laps in 60 Seconds).
Would such a camera be allowed? |
As long as the robot is under weight, and no competitive advantage is gained by this supplemental battery and camera, then I think it is ok. However, this will be discussed among the referee crew between now and IRI and we reserve the right to say "no" to this.
I think this is a cool thing, and it has been allowed before. I just don't want to open a door that gives a team an extra advantage. Please show me your camera setup once you get to IRI.
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Originally Posted by Rupnick
Since it was never called in Official First Matches I will ask if G40 will be called when a robot is purposely maneuvering in front of another robot. Although an open path may be there since a robot would not block the whole with of the field they would however move to "block" the path when you try to take such path. I've talked with many of Refs about this and I would like to know how it wil be approached at IRI this year.
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It was called on the fields I was on, but rarely. At IRI it will happen this way:
Once impeding (and this could include the active blocking method as stated by Rupnick) starts to take place, the nearest quadrant ref will begin a 6 second count. Once the 6 second count is over, then the G40 penalty is assigned.
In many cases, the robot trying to block the other robot will cease their action after a 4 or 5 count. This is not a penalty. The penalty is assigned only if the count reaches 6.
The difficult thing to call here, from a referee's perspective, is when to begin the count. We will be watching closely for this, as teams got better at blocking and playing defense as the 2008 FIRST season matured.
See you at IRI,
Andy B.