IRI Rule Changes

[Tom Line]

1. Remove the penalties for humans entering the field, unless the referee determines that their action was dangerous.
2. Remove intrusion into a robot unless damage was caused or it is blatent and repeated.
3. If a ball enters an opposing robot and is immediately ejected, no penalty shoudl be assessed.
4. Double the score for catches.
5. No 'driving' the robot in auto with hybrid systems.
6. Do NOT penalize robots for missing a shot to the human truss player. We need fewer penalties, not more.

These three come as a group:
7. Remove the requirement for a 'lit' pedestal. The human player waits until a ball comes through the top or side goal.
8. Allow 'bounce-in' scores over the truss.
9. Allow 'bounce-in' scores off opposing robots.

That means that in teleop if your ball comes in through a goal, it's been legally scored and you start another cycle.

6 auton balls is a neat idea, but that would change the score to significantly weight it in autonomous's favor. For the couple teams that have a consistent 3 ball (3539, 254) it would be a big benefit. After all, how many matches are you going to have another 2 ball auto with you?

In fact, this would be highlighted in qualification matches. Many robots aren't capable of 2 ball by design, and allowing 6 balls to the teams that can do a consistent 3 ball would break qualifications, giving those teams a consistent and large lead at the beginning of nearly every autonomous.