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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik
I don't think this is true. First, the definition of LAUNCH specifically mentions an active mechanism. If the intent was active or passive, they would have said that.
Second, by your reasoning, if a gear is stuck on top of my bot and I stop quickly so that it falls off, I've just LAUNCHed a gear and get a yellow card. Penalizing someone for shaking off a gear that would otherwise get them penalized seems excessive.
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I tend to agree with this interpretation of how a foul would be called, given the mention of an active mechanism. Reference 33 & 469 from 2010 - their mechanisms were passive, even if they were actuated to re-direct the ball before the ball made contact. Both were called on fouls a couple of times when they accidentally actuated the re-directing mechanism while in contact with the ball. Yet if the ball made contact and the robot didn't move - it was not a foul.