Questions Regarding Defense

[bobl]

From QA today. If the robot being defending has a camera or some type of targeting sensor, you could be penalized under R9-C.

Question
Game Manual - Robot » Safety & Damage Prevention
Q953 Q. I understand that you cannot determine whether or not a device is legal sight unseen. I am asking this question because an LRI said it would be a violation of R9-C if we had a piece of lexan on our robot standing vertically to prevent a camera from seeing the reflective tape on the goals. I see no difference between having a sheet of lexan standing 48" and a robot standing 48". Please clarify what is meant by "interfering with remote sensing capabilities" in R9-C

A. A piece of plastic installed to prevent a camera from seeing the reflective tape on the goals is a device specifically designed or intended to interfere with another ROBOT'S sensing capabilities and is prohibited by R9 and the added language included in its Blue Box.

[Dinokaiz2]

I believe it's technically possible to block the high goal outside of the last 20 seconds by having a "jumping" mechanism. Your robot could jump into the high goal, thus blocking it.

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by Dinokaiz2

I believe it's technically possible to block the high goal outside of the last 20 seconds by having a "jumping" mechanism. Your robot could jump into the high goal, thus blocking it.

G12-D,F,G might stump you there.

[dv/dt]

An alternative strategy:
If your team is capable of capturing the tower, then focus on preventing the opponent from capturing. Focus on the 2nd robot that is scoring and stop them. I have yet to see a robot that can score 8 boulders from the outerworks by itself (but I hope to!). And grab any missed boulders and shove them into the secret passage so they have to cross the OW to get more.

[Citrus Dad]

Originally Posted by dv/dt

An alternative strategy:
If your team is capable of capturing the tower, then focus on preventing the opponent from capturing. Focus on the 2nd robot that is scoring and stop them. I have yet to see a robot that can score 8 boulders from the outerworks by itself (but I hope to!). And grab any missed boulders and shove them into the secret passage so they have to cross the OW to get more.

We hit 8 boulders from the outworks at least once, and maybe twice at CVR. I think you'll see more of that in the next 3 weeks.

[Type]

So in general (sorry to change subject) defense, could you have a robot that reaches over the top of another robot? Like for example have like an arm that extends out so when the ball is fired it stops it from even truly leaving the other robot's frame perimeter.