[EricH]

Originally Posted by Matthew2c4u

Flaw: When not in the finale period, it is 100% legal to reach up and knock that robot off the tower.

If you do damage, and especially if it happens more than once, I'd guess that you get a few yellow cards under <G36>. It's possible, if you're blatant enough (read: stupid enough in how you do it), that you get a penalty and/or red card under <G38-A>, <G37-C-V> notwithstanding.

Worse, if you really didn't plan for it, you're going to get a robot slamming into the top of yours. They can't be penalized, either--YOU knocked them down onto you! If you aren't strong enough to deflect them off of your robot, or agile enough to dodge them as they come down, you could be in a world of hurt.

Yes, it is legal to try to do this. Yes, you'd probably get away with it if you didn't do damage. Yes, you'd draw a penalty if you didn't do it right, and even a red card if you really messed up your try at knocking them off. Yes, you could damage your own robot if you really, really messed up. Do the risks outweigh the benefits? You decide.

And, knowing that teams are going to try this, teams that try this will design to be, shall we say, tough to get off the bar unless they want to come down.