Question on Lunacy!!!

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by rachakate

"G32, E says nothing about the trailer."

"E. Contact outside of the BUMPER ZONE is not acceptable, and will result in a PENALTY. The offending ROBOT may be disqualified from the MATCH if the offense is particularly egregious or if it results in substantial damage to another ROBOT. "

"BUMPER ZONE – the volume contained between two virtual horizontal planes, one inch above the floor and seven inches above the floor."

It is my understanding that the bumper zone is 2 virtual planes the entire length and width of the field. It is not just an area surrounding a robot. Therefore the bumper zone would apply to the trailer as well.

The issue is whether section E is referring to solely ROBOT-ROBOT interaction, or if it includes ROBOT-TRAILER interaction. Since it discusses damage to another ROBOT, I'm assuming it only refers to ROBOT-ROBOT interaction. It's definitely a Q&A question, but I think there's a good case for ROBOT-TRAILER touching out of the bumper zone being legal.