Drivers' Meeting

[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by UlTiMaTeP

Intentional ramming in auto is now illegal, and I firmly back this rule and this was a very good one.

Just to be clear about what was said at the meeting - intentional ramming in autonomous mode only applies when the offending robot performs a long-distance, high-speed ram into a robot that hasn't moved from the starting box. If a robot intercepts a robot that has moved out of the box, all bets are off as far as intentional ramming. So if your robot consistently drives to the edge of the ramp to pour in ten balls, and a defending robot knocks you out, don't expect a ramming penalty to be called.

[UlTiMaTeP]

Yes if it was accidental it is fine, I believe, disruption of auto will be ruled as fine, as long as these robots aren't driving full speed into another bot. It may be case by case depending on the infraction after the opposing bot is out of the box. We will have to see how it gets ruled if another bot rams one at fullspeed out of the box.