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Unread 08-01-2003, 22:41
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Is it illegal to lift another robot off the ground?

is it illegal to lift an opponents robot of the ground
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Unread 08-01-2003, 22:43
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You actually will get more points if you are on the ramp at the end of the game and there's a robot on top of you- so that should be allowed as long as you are not damaging the robot itself
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I must have missed the part where you get more points for carrying a robot at the end. I beleive it says a robot completely supported by a robot completely on the top will receive the 25 points as well, but I can't find it
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I must have missed the part where you get more points for carrying a robot at the end. I beleive it says a robot completely supported by a robot completely on the top will receive the 25 points as well, but I can't find it
I never actually saw it in the manual but Woodie and the NASA guy talked about it during the kickoff.. maybe they were mistaken- that's completely possible
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the idea is that when a robot sits on top of another robot, the top robot inherits the properties of the bottom robot.
if it is a blue robot on a red one
the top robot is counted as a red robot
let's say the bottom robot manages to get to the top of the hill
therefore 2 red robots are now sitting on top of the platform, giving the red team 50 points
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I'll beleive it when I see it...

I'm looking for the rule myself, but its an elusive beast....

heh and I'm supposed to be in charge of knowing all the rules for my team. We're doomed
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Do you think you would be allowed to lift the other robot for a purpose other than puting it on you? In other words, could you hold your opponent off the ground for the entire match?
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you are allowed to pin a robot for ten seconds, so you'd probably only be allowed to hold them up for ten seconds, then you'd have to put them down and back up three feet until you could engage them again..
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http://jive.ilearning.com/thread.jsp...t=30&trange=15

there's a partial answer, but its not too descriptive
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Ah ha!

http://jive.ilearning.com/thread.jsp...t=45&trange=15

That one clearly states it... so holding a robot has no score bonus. I could've sworn woodie said differently at the kick-off, but maybe he was wrong there too.
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I personally think having that as a main objective makes you a very limiting alliance partner. In fact, I think it unwise to even attempt as a main design.

First off, if you are able to surround a bot and have it's wheels be free spinning (so it can't drive off of you) then you will become top heavy (or side heavy.. depending on how you have it held). Going up the ramp has serious potential for tipping your bot. Consider that the opposing bot will be raised and also be ~120-130lbs which raises your center of gravity. If the robot is very tall, it raises it even more. Even has potential to qualify as an intentional damage (when the opponents bot is dropped/falls off).

With a sole purpose to disable another opponent, you no longer are able to be a big help on offense. Unless you plan on driving around pushing boxes with their bot on you.

Also consider that many teams will have some type of arm that they could swing. The forces from the arm(s) will almost surely tip you and you're opponent making the match 1 v 1.
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If some teams do chose to do this . i'd like to see it. being a different kinda robot then most usually makes you stand out form the rest. And thats what make First exiting.
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and lets not even get into the trouble of lifting a robot that weighs just as much as yours does while keeping balance...
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