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Originally Posted by delsaner
In addition to the talk about penalties, there was a 71 point penalty, a 22 point penalty, and a 14 point penalty in New Jersey. Most, if not all, of the penalties were because balls were not returned in time. Big ones come from balls falling off before the photo-gate, or human players not realizing there was a ball scored. That is a lethal penalty that can wipe out a score no matter how big.
Another penalty that came up multiple times; the 3 inch ball violation. Make sure that you edit your robot so it will not roll over a ball. It happens very often when a robot rolls up the goal ramp while possessing a ball.
Just a warning to watch out for.
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Going along with the warning about ball return penalties--make sure that, when you reach for the ball, you are not reaching too early. If you reach in before the ball has fully cleared both sensors, your hand might trigger the sensor, causing the field to think that another ball has been scored and expecting it to be returned.