Final YMTC of 07-08: Bluabot hits the E-stop in an awkward spot

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by Derek Bessette

Bluabot put Redabot into a situation where they had to take a penalty.

I think you may be misreading <G23>. Look at the examples again to understand what "cause an opposing ROBOT to break a rule" means. Pushing an opposing robot backwards over a line would not trigger a <G22> penalty, per <G23>. Stopping in front of an opposing robot, who then backs up over the line under their own power to go around, would be a violation of <G22>. That was something to learn from Update #15... you don't get a free pass to break <G22> just because somebody stopped in front of you. In any case, you are certainly not forced to take a penalty, as you have the option to just sit still, or wait for Redabot2 to come help you push Bluabot out of the way. <G23> is about being forced into a penalty situation (such as being pushed backwards over a line, or having a trackball placed onto you), not about taking a penalty fully under your own power in order to get more points.

I think that this whole thing stinks for Redabot, but because there is no leeway in the rules, that's how it would have to be called.