The decision of indecision on FIRST's part.

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

After considering the situation, I came to the conclusion that not only is it not graciously professional to "steal" other tetras, but you cannot determine if you are in the way or not. A robot may go for that and you don't notice while you're in the loading zone, but they have to change their strategy knowing you are there. Let me give another example: if another robot was in your endzone at the end of the round, they are technically in the way whether you are heading for it or not. There are simply more beneficial things you could be doing.

Also, getting opponent tetras onto the field is a tad bad for your strategy. Means their robot that can pick them up can just get to the tetras a bit easier.

[kjohnson]

Taking an opponents tetra seems bad from the strategy standpoint because

1. There are two automated stations, you aren't going to slow them down but so much.
2. What are you going to do with their tetra once you get it? Put it on a goal for them? And if you drop it outside the field it will just be added back to their stack.
3. I think that it is a total waste of time. You could have picked up one (or more) of your own tetras, scored it, and received three points ( or maybe even 10 more for making a row).