WOW-- Did I miss something?

[Arefin Bari]

Facts:

1) Team 71 and Team 1270, both were carrying a tube and they were both going for one of the middle spiders on the side of the rack.

2) It seemed like team 71's robot needed a little work on CG, because after interaction with 1270's bot it started rocking back and forth (only rocked probably twice).

3) 1270 drove forward while BEAST was rocking back and forth; the BEAST fell on it's back.

I was impressed with both robots and the fight they put up in their own division and on Einstein. Congratulations.

[eugenebrooks]

It happened fast, but it did appear that 1270 went under the robot that got flipped over before it backed away. I am not one to spend much time on the issue of who did what when one robot ends up under another robot. It would have been hard for the referree to interpret it as anything but intentional tipping. People sitting with me saw it similarly.

I think that the lack of bumpers on 1270 was a factor. If 1270 had used standard bumpers it would not have gone under the robot that fell over and I think that the outcome of the interaction (at least the penalty, but likely the win) would have been different. A top heavy robot might have still fallen over, but the referee would have seen the situation differently.

The lesson I take away here is that putting standard bumpers on a robot is a really good idea, but then this is a lesson that I see played at every regional event, every year.

Eugene

[FIXIT]

Originally Posted by eugenebrooks

It happened fast, but it did appear that 1270 went under the robot that got flipped over before it backed away...

I think that the lack of bumpers on 1270 was a factor...

Eugene

I agree that the Red Dragon was under the Beast. That is why I am still puzzled by the call. It should have been the Beast penalized 10 pts for being outside the bumper zone as stated in rule “G35”. When a robot drives on top of the opponent’s robot they are also in violation of rule “G35” because “a robot may not attach to and/or climb onto a ROBOT on an opposing ALLIANCE…”

Also, rule “R37” does not make bumpers mandatory and the lack of bumpers on your robot should not be used against you during an infraction of rule “G35”.

So, what am I missing here?