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Re: How does 469 not violate <R19>?

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Illegal under <R02-C>, which can be penalized under <S04> if you make it to the field.
Sorry, I'm on HughesNet, which is *very* downloading-pdfs-from-usfirst.com unfriendly. What is R02-C that would make it illegal to block the tower, and if they happen to deflect off of you in autonomous, they would not be penalized? (Please note that it would not be our robot that causes them to cross the white line -- it would be their drive train and their programming when faced with a situation that they perhaps did not anticipate.)

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It'd be easier to get them for pinning by parking across their tunnel entrance--most robots can't get through in the wide direction. They try to go in, and they keep trying for too long, it's a pinning penalty.
Seems unlikely given the overall time frame. At best you're probably looking at a penalty for extending when not in contact with the tower. (That would be *in addition* to a white line penalty, if any).
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