Pushing robots out of loading zone

[AmyPrib]

I do think that the G15 interference rule should be better defined, due to all the questions... but...

It says you can't touch a robot that is touching it's loading zone (the triangle) and retrieving a tetra.
So it implies that if any robot is touching it's loading zone, it can be retrieving a tetra, and since you have to be "in" your loading zone to retrieve a tetra, touching the zone is then considered "in" the loading zone...
This implies you physically have to be touching the triangle on the ground.. and not have an arm suspended in the air above it.

There is the concern from earlier in a pushing match, if the two bots accidentally, or unknowingly, touch or get into one of their loading zones, then how do they determine if the "intention" was for the bot to pick up a tetra? If I'm pushing someone near their zone, they may decide "ok, I'm near, I'll just go into my loading zone and get a tetra instead of fighting with this guy".... so where do you draw the line of intentional interference, vs "happening" to be in contact with the other bot before and then as he enters his loading zone.. or even pushing him there yourself...

The auto side, I don't know how they can judge intent. On the HP side, maybe they can judge intent on if the HP leaves his pad to go supply a tetra. If it were just a pushing match, and two bots roll over the load zone, the HP doesn't have to leave the pad if they weren't planning to load at that time. Then as soon as the HP leaves his pad, that signified a robot is gonna load, so the pusher better back off. That would be hard for the pushing driver to really see, but maybe if you're anywhere close to the opponents load zone, you play "safe" defense on them to avoid penalties.. i.e. if you see them touching the zone, back off immediately.

I dunno, maybe it won't be so bad, but there could be some instances of confusion or unawareness, and possibly debate.