[EricH]

Originally Posted by vamfun

Hmm I had a Lunacy nightmare regarding possible conflict between G32 c and e?


<G32,C> If a portion of the BUMPER PERIMETER polygon is unprotected by BUMPERS, any contact by another ROBOT within the unprotected region (including the vertical projection of the unprotected region) will be considered incidental contact and will not be penalized.
<G32,E> .Contact outside of the BUMPER ZONE is not acceptable, and will result in a PENALTY. The offending ROBOT may be disqualified from the MATCH if the offense is particularly egregious or if it results in substantial damage to another ROBOT.

Let me pose the following question:

If contact outside the bumper zone occurs inside the unprotected region of a robot is rule G32, E in force or does this constitute incidental contact per rule G32 C?

As an example, a robot has an opening to scoop up moon rocks. If another robot enters this opening deep enough to strike structure at a point outside the bumper zone is this a penalty situation?


Have I got Lunacy in the brain or is this clear to everyone?

See <G32-C>. The area that is unprotected by bumpers and its vertical projection are incidental contact.

I honestly don't think we'll see too much of <G32-E> this year, due to the simple fact that there should be a good 6" of bumpers between robot superstructures in most cases and not being able to go beyond the bumper perimeter.