And another ruling which makes the "god-bot" perfectly useable just got posted on Q&A.
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=13831
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We cannot review specific ROBOT designs. However, it is noted that a BALL that is in the process of transiting freely up or down a ramp (i.e. not actively controlled) does not satisfy the definition of POSSESSION and is therefore not being CARRIED. But in addition, if thereafter the BALL comes to rest of top of the ROBOT, no matter how it got there, it would satisfy the conditions required for POSSESSION and CARRYING, and would then be PENALIZED accordingly.
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This means that any robot with a ramp being used to divert the ball to either the other zone off of the ball return, or down in front of their own kicker should be perfectly legal. The carrying issue was the only thing keeping it from being viable, as I see it, and that has now been clarified. So we will probably see a couple teams try this strategy.
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19-01-2010, 13:22
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