Ramp Scoring, At 00:00 or After?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by greencactus3

so wait. if a robot is running full speed towards the ramp, and right before the buzzer it shifts to neutral, and a couple seconds (within 10) after the buzzer it rolls onto and stays on the ramp. is that going to be scored? there are ways to mechanically store energy until the power is cut and then it has a way to move the robot onto the ramp and keep it there... is that going to be allowed?

Historically, it would be scored. The only ways I can think of to store energy after the match (pneumatics and springs) would neither have the power nor the range to get a robot onto the ramp. Lock it in place, yes, but get it on, no.

[Tim Delles]

Basically look at it this way.

If you are not on the ramp at the end, there is almost no chance you are going to be able to get your robot completely on the ramp. There is a lot of physics involved with this, but im assuming that you would have to be going at a very uncontrollable and unatainable speed to be able to coast onto the ramp after power was shut off. However if teams would like to give it a try go for it and tell me how it turns out.