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Then the tape measure was launched again and we got in the way. Except this time it broke and got caught inside our robot. Back in the player station we had no clue what was going on. It only looked as though the tape measure was moved off to one side. But then we also realized we could not move like normal.
We wanted to get to our home zone after realizing we had some unknown problems. The robot was pulling to one side and it was not until we were in the second/middle zone that we saw the paper hand of the tape measure. The match ended and we lost.
Upon inspecting the robot immedietly afterwards we noticed that a lot of tape measure was wrapped around our axle (after removing it we found 43 inches of it). Our team asked the refs to look at the damage and see that it was an obvious form of entagnlement.
Here is the rules excerpt:
ON TETHERED / EXTENDED OBJECTS BEING AN ENTANGLEMENT RISK The TIMING of the release of a mechanism IS NOT CONSIDERED when evaluating its risk of entanglement because the actions of other robots and position of the goals on the field cannot be predicted with certainty. Even if you only release the mechanism in the last few seconds of the match, if it presents an entanglementrisk, it will be evaluated that way. When designing your robot, please consider the environment on the playing field during a match and use your common wisdom to evaluate the likelihood of your mechanism getting wrapped around an axle, caught on a bolt or arm or other robot feature, or even hung up on part of a goal. Tape measure tape, while less likely to be caught on a sharp edge than an piece of string, is still a relatively flexible material when used in long lengths, and might easily be run over and snagged by another robot or a goal that is being moved.
So with all this we have the strongest evidence that you the Chief Delphi reader can use: A picture
This is not a post to make people mad. I just want to know opinions. The match is over and done with. [/b]
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The hand is not paper, its poly-carb.
If it was entaglement, than the refs at natioanls (experienced ones) would have called it that and DQ'ed us. Obviously, they didn't, therefore it is not entaglement.
Many robots have run over the taper measure with no prblem at all. You must have been doing something to kick it up into your axels. Driving over it does not hinder any robot.
Whos cares? It was at Bash which means nothing in the long run. plaese stop trying to start arguments.