G16 question

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by 45Auto

469 doesn't need any defense from me, but since we built a looper similar to 469 (but nowhere near as awesome, since we can't get the returned balls all the way back to the goal) I'll give you our teams interpretation of the rules. Seemed like to us they were pretty straight forward, I have a hard time seeing where all the confusion comes from. The initial poster seems to be thinking that RETURNED TO THE FIELD means that the ball touches the carpet. This is NOT true. You may need to read more than the one rule though .....

Additionally, the FIELD actually encompasses everything within the Alliance Walls and guardrails, not just the carpet/bumps. It extends vertically, although it not described well in the manual. So the BALL is in the FIELD for most of its travel down the BALL RETURN. The best way to concisely illustrate that the FIELD extends vertically is <S02>

<S02> TEAM Member Safety – For reasons of personal safety, contact with ROBOTS and/or entering the FIELD are prohibited during a MATCH.
a. TEAM members may not directly contact any ROBOT at any time during the
MATCH. Violation: PENALTY and Disablement.
b. TEAM members may not extend any part of their body into the FIELD during the
MATCH. Violation: PENALTY.

Don't put your fingers over the Alliance Wall or else you enter the FIELD, which is an <S02-c>!!

OP question is answered in multiple ways. Let's close the thread before there are anymore misunderstandings

[Rion Atkinson]

Originally Posted by The Lucas

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OP question is answered in multiple ways. Let's close the thread before there are anymore misunderstandings

Can I second the motion?

[GaryVoshol]

The definition of the FIELD in 6.2.1 can also be interpreted such that the FIELD is a 3D volume, not a 2D surface. As noted, <G17> and <S02> reinforce this, as does 7.3.5.1 "Robot out of Bounds".

Closing.