<G39> Pinning

[Chris Fultz]

Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack

The "each violation" is meant to imply that a penalty will be given every 5 seconds.

But the rule does not say that, so we don't know what the GDC is implying.

<G39> Pinning - A ROBOT may not pin (inhibit the movement of another ROBOT that is in contact with a field element, border, or goal) for more than 5 seconds. If a ROBOT has been pinned for 5 seconds, the team with the pinning ROBOT will be signaled by a referee to release the pinned ROBOT and back away approximately 6 feet. Once the pinning ROBOT has backed off by 6 feet for 3 seconds, it may again attempt to pin its opponent, and if successful, the 5 second count will start over. Violation: One PENALTY for each violation

I think this is a clarification question for the Q&A.