CDI Question

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Posted by Raul.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


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

Posted on 10/13/2000 7:02 AM MST


In Reply to: Squeaky wheel gets some grease... posted by Joe Johnson on 10/12/2000 9:06 PM MST:




: Two robot may pin another robot between them in the open field.
: Getting in a robot's way is allowed.
: Pushing a robot to prevent it from getting where it wants to go is allowed.
: Pushing a robot to get it out or your way is allow.
: Pushing a robot to 'make a hole' for an alliance robot is allowed.
: Pushing a robot to move it to an auspicious position for your alliance is allowed.

: Violations will result in a warning followed by disqualification of the offending alliance (automatic loss and no Q-point for the match) .

I think that the no intentional tipping rule is good. The no pinning rule may be a little tougher to judge.

1) What if a robot pushes another robot out of the way and against the rails or whatever temporarily?
2) What if they break down right after they push the robot and cannot move?

In case #1, we should have a time limit like they do in FIRST.
In case #2, the referees would have to see it the robot doing the pinning was damaged or not operating for some other reason.

If a robot pins another for more than the time limit, they should get a warning. If they still do not move away after another time limit period and to the end of the match, the referees should determine after the match if the robot was somehow incapacitated. If it was, then they only got the warning against them. If they weren't, then they should be disqualified.

That's my two cents.

Raul