Carrying <G44>

[Donut]

Originally Posted by hipsterjr

Question:

Would a funnel designed to catch returned balls so that they land right in front of your kicker be in violation of the <G44>? You aren't carrying the ball, just "influencing" its trajectory

Remember that your robot must be entirely surrounded by bumpers, and since you cannot extend beyond the starting frame (ignoring last 20 seconds and tower touching...) any guides would lead the ball to simply hit your bumper and bounce away.

Any funnels that guided the ball on the inside of the bumpers would cause the ball to violate the 3" incursion rule beneath the robot (you could also get potentially flagged for interacting with game pieces above the bumper zone).

So I'd say you will end up with a penalty of some sort for this device, which one I don't know.