Bad Call?

[Travis Hoffman]

Originally Posted by Richard

We had a similar call go against us at Boilermaker. Didn't like it, either -- but it was the right call.

Our student operator on the field asked the head ref about the call right after the match, and pointed out that had the tube been removed the robots would not have changed height. However, as the Q&A response cited above makes clear, "supported" is not interpreted by such a test -- it is implied by contact of a gamepiece under the ramp-bot, and a robot supported by a supported robot is also supported.

Something new - what if the only thing contacting a ringer is the SIDE of a leg sticking down through the center of the tube? All of the robot surfaces meant to contact the ground are contacting the ground with no ringer interference. Are the refs going to kill off 60 points in this situation?