Is FRC giving high CG robots a free pass on defense?

[EmileH]

Originally Posted by maxnz

Here are a couple of ideas:

1. A robot that tips another robot is given a card that is in between a yellow and a red card. An orange card, maybe. That card disqualifies the team for their next match, but not for the rest of quals or elims. (Yes, this doesn't cover matches at the end of quals and elims, that would need to be clarified)

Disqualification, by the Game Manual rules, means that the team scores 0 RP in that match (or if in elims, the entire alliance gets 0 points and automatically loses). It does not affect other matches outside of the yellow card that is also given to that team/alliance.