YMTC: Redabot Loads Ten Tetras Without Moving

[ScottWolchok]

Originally Posted by Petey

It is to be assumed that the loading zone extends upwards towards infinity over the surface area of the red triangle.

Assuming that this is true, any arm on the robot is still part of the robot. Therefore, for your interpretation to have the desired effect, the rule would have to refer to the "drive base" of the robot, thereby construing the part of Redabot "straddling" the triangle as "in the loading zone".

On a side note, the rules about the loading zone seem to, on the whole, point to an intent to cause the game to be all about scoring tetras and "clever" snatching away of goals as soon as opposing robots move, as opposed to trying to maximize alliance and team mobility while minimizing opponent mobility, i.e. cutting off the supply of tetras.