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Originally Posted by RRLedford
However, they do operate a flipper to route balls through either side of chute, as balls come down the 2-way chute. A moving mechanism while ball is above bot's base should be a penalty, since ball IS WITHIN THE BOT's (virtual) PERIMETER, which projects vertically up from base. Do they move the left-right flipper before ball drops onto bot, or after it starts sliding down the chute? Not clear from video?
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The mechanism is not moving when in contact with a ball. In one of the videos floating around they receive a penalty for actuating the mechanism too late and having it still moving when the ball hits it. A ThunderChicken (I believe it was Paul Copioli) mentioned that this resulted in push-ups for the drive coach.