Zone versus man-to-robot refereeing styles

[Caleb Sykes]

Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes

[*]Inputting fouls and crossings could potentially be difficult if 2+ referees need access to the same input panel. However, 2 referees watching 2 robots and inputting into 1 panel could still be superior to the current system, where 1 referee watches 2 robots and inputs into 1 panel.[/list]

I thought I would clarify this one since I hadn't worded it the best, and it might be causing some confusion. Here is an example of the situation I was trying to describe:
3 red robots are in the neutral zone, all are in the process of crossing a defense. To my knowledge, with the current "zone" system of refereeing, 2 referees would likely be watching them, and each would have a panel to input the crossings. With the "man-to-robot" system, there will still be 3 robots to watch and 2 panels to input crossings, but there will be 3 referees instead of 2 watching.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes

I thought I would clarify this one since I hadn't worded it the best, and it might be causing some confusion. Here is an example of the situation I was trying to describe:
3 red robots are in the neutral zone, all are in the process of crossing a defense. To my knowledge, with the current "zone" system of refereeing, 2 referees would likely be watching them, and each would have a panel to input the crossings. With the "man-to-robot" system, there will still be 3 robots to watch and 2 panels to input crossings, but there will be 3 referees instead of 2 watching.

Just got around to fully reading this. It's actually 1 ref entering the crossings. But in that situation, there'll probably be 4 refs using at least peripheral vision if not focusing. Maybe 3 if the other side of the field has the same situation.