Update #15

[BrianR]

Originally Posted by Dillon Compton

I dont think that a bot that was pushed into a corner goal will be DQ'ed. It seems to me the intent of the update was to make it clear that ramming other robots into the goal will not be tolerated, and in the case that it is clearly a defensive 'bots fault, that bot will be penalized.

I have to respectively disagree with your interpretation. As per rule G21(below), note the last sentance, with the word any in it. This would seem to me to say that if you go too far into the corner goal, you will be penalized. There is a different rule about ramming, which I interpret to be different than pushing. Thus, any time when you go too far into the corner goal, expect to be penalized. They also make the point to reference extending over the scoring system, for that will artificially inflate the score of your team, and that is definately illegal. Thus, because they have to keep this scoring issue as a nonfactor, anyone who causes this to become a problem will be DQ'd. This is perfectly fine, as this rule has been around since the kickoff, and no team should have built with the assumption that they were allowed further into the goal. I think that this is simply clarification that any time you go too far into the goal, you will be DQ'd.

<G21> ROBOT Incursion into the Corner Goal – Robots should not enter the corner
goals. Incidental incursion into the corner goal that occurs as a result of a ROBOT
pushing balls into the goal is permitted, not to exceed a distance of approximately 3
inches. The 3’ does not include the deflection of the goal panel or structure.
Intentional incursion, for example to use a ball gathering mechanism to drop off balls
inside the goal, or extending a portion of the ROBOT through the goal opening to
activate the ball counting system, will result in disqualification of the offending ROBOT.
Any incursion substantially beyond 3 inches, particularly if the robot extends over
the lighted scoring system panel, will be considered intentional incursion.