Team Update #18

[JB987]

Originally Posted by colt527

I am not apologizing for FIRST, I am just advocating pragmatism from the teams. The bolt pattern was definitely not obvious and I don't remember seeing it anywhere in the official rules. They are in the official field drawings in sections 37, 38 and 69 of the Game Field Elements but I know most teams (including my own) don't check those.

Believe me I sympathize with any team who's bot successfully climbs the pole but doesn't get the points for it. I know that it must be immensely frustrating. I want to eliminate that from ever happening. Thats why I think that with a few small minibot modifications, this will become simply a non-issue and the tower results will match everyones expectations.

I know there were cases where the minibots reached the top of the tower but it didn't trigger. I am just being honest and did not see any of those cases where it was completely obvious that the bolt was not hit and that it delivered enough force and still did not trigger.

I have tried several times this evening to access the tower diagrams and get timed out waiting for the download...does anyone have a stored image of the top plates and the bolt pattern they can share?