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Originally posted by Ben Mitchell
I think a major pint being ignored is that even if damage is done unintentionally, a kidnapper robot can put another team out of a competition with severe damage.

I am NOT saying that all of these bots have evil intent, but their actions, by lifting another robot, increase the chances of damamging another robot.

I dont think anyone can refute that fact: By lifting a robot you are making a bet that the robot will survive unmarred. It is a gamble, and using another team's robot as a playing chip makes it a serious one.

As for comparing these robots to ball grabbers or goal mover being threatening on the field ...

You can always disengage when losiing a pushing war.

You can always try and outmanuver other bots if you are a ball grabber and get balls into another goal.

But when your robot is picked up, there is nothing you can do, and since colliding with them with the intent of jarring them loose is illegal (damage) they are protected by the ruels they exploit in order to pick up other robots.

A clear danger? No (did i say that, anyway?) But it does represent an increased risk. I don't think anyone can argue with that!

--Ben Mitchell
Kidnapping robots are not exploiting any rules.

Many robots can not disengage in a pushing war.

However, I completely agree that a ball grabber can always try to outmaneuver a robot that may unintentionally damage it due to contact. This ALSO applies to the same robot when presented with a risk of being kidnapped. You have the same defense.

Again, many robots nearly tipped over at some of the regionals I've seen, and I believe the damage sustained if that were to occur would greatly exceed the damage being discussed here.

In last year's cooperative game, we went to an off-season competition in which there was an all-girls event. During this event, our robot became intertwined with one of our partners and a number of pneumatics hoses were ripped apart. It happens. We repaired our robot and continued to compete. At the very least, give these robots a chance to demonstrate the care they have taken in their design before whining about how they're going to rip your robot to pieces.
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