[YMTC]: Breaking robots

[Mr. Lim]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Am I alone in thinking this should be an absolute no-call?

No, you're definitely not alone. Tyler Holtzman alluded to that in his analysis as well. I tend to agree with both of you also.

The real challenge I suppose is coming up with a set of rules that would allow a no-call (or offsetting ones) in situations like this, but still penalize more egregious situations.

[rich2202]

I think of it from the perspective of the bot receiving the damage. Once they violate my frame perimeter, then all bets are off. They are taking the risk, and if they damage me, then the penalty is fully on them.

If you require robots to sustain contact within the frame perimeter without damage, that is imposing a much higher level of design (and weight).

If I design my bot to stay within the frame perimeter, then I am not at risk of causing damage to other robots. If I choose to extend outside the frame perimeter, then it is on me to make sure that I do not inadvertently damage other robots.