Bot blocks field with arm in LZ - Penalties?

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by Update #4

<G15> A ROBOT may not interfere with an opposing ROBOT while any part of the opposing ROBOT is touching its LOADING ZONE and the ROBOT is in the process of retrieving/receiving a TETRA. It is intended that TETRAS be introduced into play as rapidly as the alliance ROBOTS are able to retrieve and utilize them. Violations will result in a 30-point penalty (i.e. three 10-point penalty flags will be thrown) to the offending alliance.

The intent of Rule G15 is to allow teams uninhibited access to their loading zones to retrieve tetras and to protect a human player who is in the process of handing a tetra to its robot that is in a manual loading station. It is not to provide a means to gain an advantage by penalizing your opponent.

If the robot isn't in the process of getting a tetra from the loading station or human player, there's no penalty. The bolded statement specifically concerns this situation.