A strategy note: Tipped robots

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

I do not believe the refs would ever call it this way.

The 72" rule was called when you were tipped last year. The offsides rule was called even if you were tipped in 2006. I fully expect that a robot that falls down and blocks off the lane will potentially be flagged for both the 80" rule and the impeding traffic rule, unless there is an update that said something to the contrary. But yes, insult to injury.

Originally Posted by Otaku

So just help out a fellow FIRSTer if you see 'em tipped.

I still can't help but think that we'd all be more than a little upset if a well-meaning opponent gutted our pneumatics or wiring by sticking their gripper into our robot. It may seem like the graciously professional thing to do, but manipulating a robot that you are not familiar with is potentially very dangerous, and I wouldn't hesitate to flag a team that caused damage by doing so.

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by jgannon

The 72" rule was called when you were tipped last year. The offsides rule was called even if you were tipped in 2006. I fully expect that a robot that falls down and blocks off the lane will potentially be flagged for both the 80" rule and the impeding traffic rule, unless there is an update that said something to the contrary. But yes, insult to injury.

In 2006, if you hit the E-Stop button before you were considered off-sides, you would not have been given a penalty and your alliance would not have been required to have a backbot.

[JohnC]

Originally Posted by dlavery

Thank you for volunteering to write the rules next year. I am sure that you will do a much better job.

-dave

I literally just lol'd. Personally, I like this game because it's "all up in our (collective) grill" in terms of departure from what we've come to expect. But that's off topic.

Fortunately, I think one of the popular design options will have a ball scooping mechanism or a fork-lift type thing that just might be powerful enough to get a robot upright.