North Star Regional...

[Bryan Herbst]

Originally Posted by compwiztobe

It was the head ref's call, and it was final, but it was also incorrect. I refer you again to T16. How a broken field element that has affected the outcome of the match does not qualify as a broken field element that has affected the outcome in his judgment is beyond me. So while he is entitled to his judgment, I am entitled to my serious doubts about his judgment.

I interpret "ARENA fault" in T16 to mean that the field was broken, but not due to the actions of any particular robot.

If a specific robot can be blamed for a piece of the field coming loose, then that robot could actually be penalized under G10.

In the video that Jon posted, it seems pretty clear that one robot came along and push the gate off, then got caught on it. It was almost certainly accidental, so I'm happy that the robot didn't get a G10, but it definitely was well within control of the team.

The drivers are constantly going on and off the field to retrieve or place their robots, so they are aware that the gates are not locked in place. Perhaps teams just need to be more aware of which pieces of the field are more subject to dislocation.