Tipping opponents robots

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by eugenebrooks

Tapping or pushing a robot perched on the bump,
starting the process of reaching for the tower to hang,
is an attempt to prevent it from scoring two points.
Although the result of the tap may be upending the
robot, the goal is to prevent it from scoring two points,
not to upend it.

I agree but be careful
I've seen:
top heavy bot on ramp + little tap by defender = Flip + Red card
Make sure you have someone watching to get a feel for how the ref at the event will call it before you try it.

Originally Posted by eugenebrooks

The precarious position is a choice
that the team has made, and if they are smart they
will have some sort of wand that reaches out and touches
the tower as soon as possible to minimize the risk of]]]
such a defensive move. That could no more than more than more than a
fine pointer on a servo, easy to do.

Eugene

Sshh! Dont give them any bright ideas. We trying to defend them, remember