What does off the rug mean????

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Posted by Raul.

Engineer on team #111, Wildstang, from Rolling Meadows & Wheeling HS and Motorola.

Posted on 1/15/2000 9:35 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: What does off the rug mean???? posted by Jerry Eckert on 1/15/2000 8:05 PM MST:



What if you are hanging off the bar and push down on a ball to ensure that you can get off the ground? If this is not allowed then you could shove a ball under a hanging robot to negate their 10 points. Can that be right?
I don't think the balls should be disallowed as a way to aid in getting off the floor as long as they are not damaged in the process. I would take my hat off to any team that can do this.

A different but related question: How about if you are on the bar and push off of an opponents robot to get yourself off the carpet? After all, they may be trying to pull you off. It should only be fair that you can defend yourself by 'stepping' on or 'pushing' off them to get you back up or keep you up.

Raul