pic: Triple Balance 2 of 3: CT Regional

[MarcD79]

Originally Posted by bam-bam

I'm pretty sure they do now.

If you check below 118, you can see part of its bridge mechanism blocked by a head.

And something tells me that this is the first time there was two stingers in a triple balance.

Be careful of the Stingers. If you enter the ramp from the opposing side, you can't exceed the 5' rule, you are in violation. The 5' rule will be measured from the top of your robot to the lowest part of your robot...the bottom of the stinger. There was a 3 point penalty in CT on Saturday, but wasn't the 1st one to be a penalty at a regional. You CAN exceed the 5' rule on your own side of the field.

[davepowers]

Originally Posted by MarcD79

There was a disqualification in CT on Saturday, but wasn't the 1st one to be disqualified at a regional.

I don't believe there was a disqualification because of the stingers, just a pair of fouls handed out to us and 2168.

-D

[dsmoker]

Dave is right, there was no disqualification, but I believe the refs said a second violation would result in a yellow card and a third a DQ, so that in future matches it would not just a 3-point penalty, as someone earlier in this thread stated.

[MarcD79]

Originally Posted by davepowers

I don't believe there was a disqualification because of the stingers, just a pair of fouls handed out to us and 2168.

-D

I realized my mistake, it has been corrected 3 point penalty.

[davepowers]

Originally Posted by dsmoker

Dave is right, there was no disqualification, but I believe the refs said a second violation would result in a yellow card and a third a DQ, so that in future matches it would not just a 3-point penalty, as someone earlier in this thread stated.

This is true, we were told it would be a yellow card the next time, and a DQ the time after that, which I was a little confused with because the manual states it would only be a Technical for repeated use.

Originally Posted by 2012 FRC Game Manual

[G20]
Robots in contact with the carpet and/or Key on their Alliance Station end of the Court are limited to 60 in tall. Otherwise, Robots are limited to 84 in tall.
Violation: Foul; or Technical-Foul for repeated or continuous violation.

-D

[cj3958]

Now wouldn't that also make it illegal to go over the bumb if you were exactly 60" tall? If you think about it you could be potentiallt 64" tall and be on the opposite side of the feild, no? Also the intention of the 60" while on d-fence was that you weren't blocking shots, so if you dont block any shots because of your stinger then they should just not call the penalty.

[slijin]

Originally Posted by cj3958

Now wouldn't that also make it illegal to go over the bumb if you were exactly 60" tall? If you think about it you could be potentiallt 64" tall and be on the opposite side of the feild, no? Also the intention of the 60" while on d-fence was that you weren't blocking shots, so if you dont block any shots because of your stinger then they should just not call the penalty.

The Q&A makes this answer very clear:

Q. Please define "tall" verses "height" specified in ROBOT R02. Is "height" an absolute measurement from the carpeted floor of the arena whereas "tall" references the robot's height when only on the carpeted surface? Example: A 60" tall robot balanced on top of a 12" bridge is 72" in height. FRC1985 2012-01-12
A. The vertical measurement is always in relation to the Robot.

Regardless of the "spirit" of the rule, a rule means what it says. Until the GDC says otherwise, the 60" restriction stays.

[jwfoss]

look at all those colson wheels.

[nasamen3728]

hey guy just asking who won CT Regional ???

[EricH]

Originally Posted by nasamen3728

hey guy just asking who won CT Regional ???

Well, if you look at http://www2.usfirst.org/2012comp/Events/CT/awards.html (accessed by going to the FIRST site, FRC, Events->Regional/District Events, and choosing Connecticut), 195, 181, and 20 won the robot competition and 694 won the most prestigious award.

[Akash Rastogi]

What an epic picture. All three such clean bots. Love it!