pic: The Robonaut's Robot

[Max Lobovsky]

Originally Posted by Mike Ciance

it's very possible to block robots without latching onto anything. my team does it all the time. i could be wrong, but that base looks like omni-drive to me. if that thing can drive sideways it will be very effective at blocking. i can see this blocker-bot being a useful alliance partner for nearly any team. especially since it looks like there are very few blocker-bots this year.

Sure you can block without latching onto anything. What you can't do is block with arms that extend 3 or 4 feet past your wheels without latching onto something.

It doesn't really matter though, I think Ogre cleared it up. The wording of the rule looks like it makes it legal to block with those arms resting against goals.