Would it be a Penalty?

[Bkeeneykid]

Originally Posted by tjwolter

Viewing last year's matches I was struck by how often a high center of gravity robot would tip over and be effectively done for the match. Discussing this in a design sense with my team an interesting question came up. If you went over and flipped an opposing team's robot back upright, would you get a penalty for doing so?

Clearly there would be times when this would be tactically unwise, but if your alliance was ahead by a mile it would seem to be a nice gesture of Gracious Professionalism.

Would it cost you?

Tacitus

*Standard Warning about 2016 rules not necessarily applying to 2017*

I could see how a ref could reasonably call G23:

Originally Posted by G23

Fallen (i.e. tipped over) ROBOTS attempting to right themselves (either by themselves or with assistance from a partner ROBOT) have one ten (10) second grace period in which they may not be contacted by an opponent ROBOT. This protection lasts for either ten (10) seconds or until the protected ROBOT has completed the righting operation, whichever comes first.

Violation: FOUL. If intentional, YELLOW CARD

Since it's deliberately putting yourself at a disadvantage to have a fair game, I sincerely doubt a ref would call this. It seems like your more concerned about G24:

Originally Posted by G24

Strategies aimed at the destruction or inhibition of ROBOTS via attachment, damage, tipping, or entanglements are not allowed.
Violation: FOUL and YELLOW CARD. If harm or incapacitation occurs as a result of the strategy, RED CARD

It only mentions destruction or inhibition by tipping, which this is the exact opposite of, again, a ref COULD call it, but it would be very non-graciously professional. You seem to mention that it could be inside their courtyard (though I can' imagine why, most robots would go through their own secret passage or low bar to get into their own courtyard, since it would give you no points), but it would be under the ruling of G26 then.

Originally Posted by G26

At any given time, only one (1) ROBOT may contact the carpet or BATTER inside their COURTYARD.
Violation: FOUL. For every five (5) seconds in which the situation is not corrected, TECH FOUL

They might also call G22 (no pinning rule, I won't copy it over), but unless they flipped over onto a wall, I doubt it would be pinning. Even if it was so, I would doubt the ref would be willing to give you a penalty for putting yourself at a disadvantage.

Is there some rule I'm missing? This seems pretty cut and dry...