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Originally Posted by EricH
But as soon as you start restricting its motion from the inside, I'd call that some form of attaching to.
Realistically, I think this will end up in Q&A very quickly. I would expect that the answer would be something to the effect of "As long as no rules on contact outside the bumper zone are violated, it's fine."
Which then means that all one robot has to do to get you in trouble is tangle you up. If it's done enough, you have to modify your design.
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Firstly, vaguely restricting the motion of an object isn't "attaching" to it. Apply that definition to robots, and pinning a robot would suddenly count as attaching to it. It's more on the lines of entanglement, which is judged case-by-case, and you have to actually end up caught up with the trailer.
Secondly, if the GDC restricts this by the contact outside the bumper zone rule, it simply makes it slightly more tricky. Remember that you're descoring on a trailer attached to one of your partners. They have a vested interest in not screwing you up. Also remember that a robot can not be forced into a penalty by an opposing robot. If an opponent is trying to stop you from descoring and this causes you to violate a rule, you shouldn't be penalized.