Referees

[Alexa Stott]

I think the refs did a GREAT job at NJ. This year's game is not an easy one to call. You've got a giant metal contraption in the middle of the field with 130-pound machines flying around with all sorts of appendages, not to mention plastic pool tubes being thrown onto the field.

I really liked the way the refs called things at NJ. They realized that it was going to be VERY hard for teams to keep arms from being tangled (such as ours where, once the gripper popped out, we could not get it back in without actually touching the bot), but they would call it if it seemed excessive or intentional.

And Sky did a nice job making sure the rack got moved every round.

[Rohith Surampudi]

The refs at The Mid-Atlantic Regional were amazing, i dont know if i was the only one that saw it, but i could have sworn i saw Sky move the entire rack by himself

[Kristian Calhoun]

Originally Posted by Rohith Surampudi

The refs at The Mid-Atlantic Regional were amazing, i dont know if i was the only one that saw it, but i could have sworn i saw Sky move the entire rack by himself

Yup, he moved the rack all by himself before each and every match. It was quite a sight to behold!

[theycallhimtom]

At PNW the refs were great. I think they followed the rules very well and let the game be played. I still wish they wouldn't shake the rack so hard, so our autonomous could score a few more times.

[kjohnson]

Originally Posted by VanMan

Ya, I guess. But to me it looked like 1610 had knocked themselves over. Does anyone know when the videos from competition will be up?

Here is the clip I got of that match. 843 clearly pushes 1610 arm-to-arm, out of the bumper zone. Just watch and make your own decision about whether the right call was made.

http://kyle.fnsnet.net/07FRC/VCU/1610tipped.wmv