Minibots not triping pole sensor but getting points

[Danny Diaz]

Originally Posted by NullEntity

Sometimes the switches weren't triggered so the refs had to call it manually. The was a minibot at Milwaukee where a ref actually got on a ladder to if it was contacting the switch or not.

I doubt the ref actually went to see if it was actively contacting the switch for purposes of minibot order, more aptly wanted to see if the bot had the ability to make contact with the switch (or just almost got close enough to "not" make contact with the switch) or see if it was actively making contact so it could determine if something was up with the tower.

With the towers not working at 100%, it's impossible to differentiate between a minibot that is not imparting the 2-4 Newton force required to trigger the tower, a minibot that doesn't make contact with the tower at all (but gets REALLY close), or a successful hit that isn't being recorded properly.

-Danny