Tipping opponents robots

[Homsar66]

Originally Posted by Alex Dinsmoor

That actually came up in one of our strategizing sessions yesterday, so I'm glad you asked this.

What we decided (which may be wrong) is that if you accidentally flip another robot over while making legal contact between the two robots, then it is completely legal.

Although if this is your strategy, or you contact them above or below the bumpers, then it is illegal.

That's what I thought, but then how is a ref going to tell the difference between a hit designed to flip a robot and a hit designed to stop a robot? I wouldn't think they would leave such an arbitrary decision to a ref. And g37 also says interaction outside the bumpers is legal on the ramps.

*sighs* Well they at least they're going to accomplish their goal of making it similar to mainstream sports. I think this year will leave more than a few teams unhappy with referee decisions.


EDIT: Thanks jason, that's what Im hoping they'll do this year. Obviously a flipping spatula is not legal, but I didn't want to either not block for fear of penalties, or have a game changing penalty for blocking, and flipping another.