What we learned from week 1

[jspatz1]

Originally Posted by Siri

<G29> Deliberate or damaging contact with an opponent ROBOT on or inside its FRAME PERIMETER is not allowed. [emphasis mine]

It actually says the contact (without referring the an "element" until the unofficial Blue Box, and even then not exclusively) does not need to be deliberate. It can be either deliberate or damaging, and needn't be both.

I suspect the Q&A will get a RAO (Reasonably Astute Observer) and/or a "we cannot comment on specific situations", but I figured it was worth a shot.

All correct. Although we should not dismiss what is in the blue box. It is intended to explain the rule's meaning and how it will be implemented. At any rate, it is all a moot point here, as this contact was neither deliberate nor damaging.