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

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Originally Posted by XaulZan11

My suggestion would be to completely get rid of the tipping rule. Put it on the teams to build untippable or rightable robots if they want to be successful instead of putting it on refs to judge 'intent'. There are way too many examples of tipping being called inconsistently this year.

In order to prevent teams from just building wedges and going around tipping/lifting other robots, put a rule in the says any tipping as a result of non-bumper to bumper contact is a red card. It is a whole lot easier for a ref to judge if a robot as an appendage outside their bumpers than if they intended to tip another robot.

+2

Refs do a great job at making very difficult decisions... it is nearly impossible for them to judge intent with the current rule. This suggested change provides much improved context for that judgement call.