New Defensive Strategy?

[EricH]

Dan might not know it, but I looked it up. All rules are 2011 versions, but may have been around longer. Emphasis mine.

<G48> Strategies aimed at the destruction, attachment, damage, tipping or entanglement of ROBOTS, MINIBOTS, or HOSTBOTS are not in the spirit of the FRC and are not allowed. Violation: PENALTY plus YELLOW CARD

Entanglement is because you're risking doing just that, attachment is because that is what you're talking about.

You would also be risking <G48-B>, damaging contact inside the Frame Perimeter (Penalty plus possible Yellow Card). <G50>, pinning, does not apply, surprisingly enough, due to field elements being specified in <G50>.

So, minimum of 1 penalty 1 YC the first time you use it; the second time, it's 1 penalty 1 Red Card (second yellow card). Assuming that you don't damage your opponent inside their frame perimeter, of course.

And all this is independent of your ability to fit into the size rule.