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Originally Posted by JesseK
We could let them learn their lesson, but at what expense THIS YEAR. They learn to do better in next year's build season, but should their robot be crap for the rest of this year because a weld wasn't perfect or a bolt came loose? Should their alliance partners in Quals suffer for it too?
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The answer to these questions is, well ... sort of.
Teams should always talk with their partners (most veterans do). The discussions my team has always includes robot capabilities and robustness. If a partner isn't robust then we'll do what we can (and what they allow us to) to help them make their robot more robust. In the end, it pays off for us as we get better partners and we find out who is willing to make their robot better and who is 'just there for the experiance'.
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Originally Posted by JesseK
I conjecture that the same teams in question use a KOP frame to begin with. That frame is strong enough for the most part. It's the placement of the frame that worries me, and forcing teams to put their contact zones in alignment with each other helps me sleep better at night.
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Where did anyone say that the bumper zone interaction only rules would change? Just because a team does not have a bumper doesn't mean that they can interact with other robots outside the 'bumper zone'. In fact, I would assume (conjecture?) that the interaction only within the bumperzone would be even more harshly enforced.