Should this have been allowed?

[jvriezen]

Originally Posted by superbotman

The robot was trying to score the square, at the very edge of the scoring pegs and therefore was right next to the human player. The robot turned and the tube ended up between the thrower and the middle of the field, where he was aiming.

If the robot's tube was between the human and midfield, it sounds like the possessed tube was over the lane, which is a lane violation-- perhaps that should have warranted a penalty. Sounds like the robot put the tube in the thrower's throwing path. But I didn't see it, I'm just going by what's described here and the thrower's statement that he had no intent to interfere.

John Vriezen
Team 2530 "Inconceivable"
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