2008 game confusion thread

Originally Posted by Syncopation

Actually, it's the quarter right before you hit the line. The color of the finish line determines the color of the homestretch.

You would be correct i think. The finish line location provides enough room for it to be before the finish line. I will edit my picture

[Syncopation]

Watch the game animation. Just past halfway through, the red forklift robot, in the blue homestretch, raises over 6' and knocks a red trackball off of the overpass. In accordance with <G36>, this is illegal.

What is going on?

[dirtbike59]

i agree the animation goes against the rule

[arizonafoxx]

About the problem of having only one ball avalible to you in your home streatch, is it possible that you could put a ball into play during the autonomous period?

[TomZ]

If at the beggining of the match during the hybrid period, you knock down a ball of the opposing alliance, who recieves the points?

[Ragnarokae]

<G08> All TRACKBALL scores are awarded to the ALLIANCE associated with the scored TRACKBALL, independent of the ROBOT that may have caused the scoring action to occur.

[Ragnarokae]

To arizonafoxx: Yes, look at G09:

<G09> During the HYBRID PERIOD, each TRACKBALL that is removed from the OVERPASS (i.e. completely removed from its initial TARGET LOCATION and not in contact with any portions of the OVERPASS) at the end of the HYBRID PERIOD will earn 8 points.

It specifically mentions the hybrid phase.

[GBIT]

So the red robot in the beginning in the animation broke the rule?

[Ragnarokae]

Originally Posted by GBIT

So the red robot in the beginning in the animation broke the rule?

That is what we are trying to decide. When the FIRST website gets the Q&A going, (and the server speeds up) we'll get our answers.

But we are left with speculation (as far as I know) until then.

[akash155]

Are we able to have two infrared controllers on our robot?

[GBIT]

Originally Posted by akash155

Are we able to have two infrared controllers on our robot?

yes but you can only have one driver then.

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by akash155

Are we able to have two infrared controllers on our robot?

You would need to consult the Parts Use Flowchart to find out about the legality of the part. Since it is a duplicate of something in the KoP, I'm inclined to say yes, but since it is not available as COTS, maybe not. In any case, because of <G49> and <R65>, you would still only be allowed to use four buttons on your remote.

Originally Posted by GBIT

yes but you can only have one driver then.

Are you saying that you can have more than one RoboCoach? I'm pretty sure that's not the case.

ROBOCOACH: A pre-college student team member designated as the only team member permitted to provide external stimuli to the ROBOT from either of the two ALLIANCE ROBOCOACH STATIONS. There is one ROBOCOACH per TEAM.

[GBIT]

My bad.

[tony.dalia.195]

For the extra Robo-Coach I believe that in the human demonstration Woodie had said that a team could have to seperate people doing the job, I'm having difficulty finding the rule to suppot this, but that may be why so some people are confused about the Robo-Coach rule.

[Ragnarokae]

The definition of Robocoach is clear that there can only be one robocoach PER TEAM, (ROBOCOACH: A pre-college student team member designated as the only team member permitted to provide external stimuli to the ROBOT from either of the two ALLIANCE.
ROBOCOACH STATIONS. There is one ROBOCOACH per TEAM.), but why couldn't teams share robocoaches?

Anyways, what is the advantage of having two robocoaches? I would think that they would just interfere with each other.