[moderated] 469 Entanglement / Bad Refereeing on Galileo

[P.J. Baker]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

It wasn't tipping or damage, but we called a DQ against team 360 in Portland, for an unfortuneate entanglement. It was not intentional, but it was definitely damaging to their opponent.

Andy B.

This is the reason I felt that 469 should have been DQ'd in that match. I don't feel that they intentionally entangled or tipped 93, but their arm did become entangled with 93's basket. This did prevent 93 from doing moving for some time and it did appear to cause damage to 93's robot.

However, I glanced through this year's rules and I did not see anything about accidental entanglement and DQ's. The only references in the robot or game sections of the rules talked about clear entanglement risks (469's arm was not a clear risk) and intentional entanglement. As I read it, the rules did not require the refs to DQ 469.

P.J.