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Re: Blocking a robot driving clock-wise

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
Maybe I should have said, "contacts while driving." The point is that if the hurdling robot simply cannot move backwards, due to there being a robot parked behind them, the parked robot is pinning unless the hurdling robot can move forwards. And, as I said before, some folks with arms may have already figured this strategy out and rendered it useless.
I agree if the blocking robot is pushing the other robot up against a field element and cannot move, that is pinning (as pinning implies the robot is pinned against something).

The way I see it is if the blocking robot is merely in the way of the other robot such that they cannot back up enough to lower their arm and drive forward, this would not be pinning (which I believe is confirmed per the GDC response).

In the end, it's not how you or I see it, but how the refs will call it (which can vary from regional to regional). As I stated earlier on, if anyone was to use this defensive strategy, I'd strongly suggest speaking to the head ref prior just to be sure.

As you stated, those with arms that extend over the overpass have hopefully figured this out already. We were concerned enough that we completely redesigned our arm/thrower in the last couple weeks prior to ship date!!!
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