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Re: Intentionally tipping and disabling your own robot FTW...

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Originally Posted by SlimBoJones View Post
3) Getting through the blocking, tipped, disabled robot would probably mean pushing it hard enough to bend or break something, especially if it was designed specifically for the purpose of blocking. That also poses a very high risk for penalties for the opposing alliance trying to push through, especially if the bumper zone vs non-bumper zone contact penalties are still in effect for the disabled, tipped robot.
Luckily the GDC saw this potential situation coming, and threw that last sentence onto the rule:

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Originally Posted by Rule <G36>
Disabled ROBOTS may be pushed out of the path of travel without PENALTY.
So anyone bold enough to try this move, you'd better have battle-bot quality plating on there!
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