No Arm for Blocking Shots!

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by Nawaid Ladak

Would air be counted as a active mechanism? ie: can your robot have a high powered blower that can change the direction of a launched ball if the blower is below the bumper zone facing upwards at an angle?

Think about it this way. Would you tell alliance-mates/opponents/judges/your grandmother that:
1. We have a fan on our robot that deflects balls.
OR
2. We have a fan on our robot that blows air. And the air happens to deflect balls.

Although, that still leaves the question of a fan that's below your bumper zone. Of course, this is a moot point, as soccer balls are a LOT heavier than poof-balls or moon rocks.