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Re: Rules, changed by the ref, or correct interpretation?
At NJ Regional 2753's eight wheel base got stuck on the bump and could not move - even with all eight wheels on the playing surface (4 on the carpet and 4 on the bump). This put our robot at the 45 degree angle of the bump. We got wedged in a very unusual position. Our hanging arm stayed perfectly straight up relative to the robot base; however, the refs said our hanging mechanism extended beyond beyond our perimeter since the robot was "tipped". Our students unsuccessfully challenged the penalty. The ref's reasoning was something like the following: Since robot could not move for over 10 seconds, the judgement was that our robot was "tipped". Later in the day, the head ref did conclude that the call was wrong (however it was too late to change the scoring).
Unfortunately, the rules do not define tipping. Certainly when all of your wheels are on the playing surface, it can not be tipped.
A definition of a Tipped Robot needs to be included as an update.
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