Climbing Mechanism Ideas

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Originally Posted by pfreivald

That seems to be in direct conflict with the rules.

So I wouldn't be surprised to see my interpretation disallowed on Q and A, but I do think that it works as the rules stand.

Here it goes:
"Points are awarded for the highest Level achieved for every ALLIANCE ROBOT that CLIMBS its PYRAMID. The Level to which a ROBOT has CLIMBED is determined by the lowest point of the ROBOT (in relation to the FIELD). CLIMB point values and Levels are defined in Figure 3-4.

A ROBOT has CLIMBED its PYRAMID if it contacts the PYRAMID in sequential order (Level 0, 1, 2, 3) during ascent and no more than two (2) Levels simultaneously.

If a CLIMB is considered unacceptable (e.g. a ROBOT has touched non-adjacent Levels or more than two (2) Levels at a time), a Referee will indicate a rejected CLIMB by turning the offending ROBOT’S PLAYER STATION LED strings yellow. The ROBOT will be ineligible for CLIMB points unless and until it begins a new CLIMB from the floor, Level 0."

So a robot that is boosted past 60'' is at the highest Level, and the rules say that a robot gets credit for the highest Level (the top) for a successful CLIMB (passing the following criteria). The question is whether or not it has CLIMBED legally. Did the robot contact the pyramid in sequential order? Well, probably - it certainly wasn't out of order, as all it touched was level 0, and the rules never specifically state that robots much contact each level that they want credit for. And the robot clearly hasn't contacted more than two levels simultaneously.

If you look at the (e.g ...) section in the third paragraph, then a boosted robot has succeeded even more easily - it definitely didn't touch non-adjacent levels or more than two at a time. That said, other scenarios that pass the (e.g. ...) part fail the first part.

Bottom line: would I be surprised if Q and A said that I was wrong? Not really. But it does make sense to make it slightly easier for teams to help others, as there are additional coordination/strategy problems with assisting others.