Ubertube Starting Position?

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Originally Posted by ttldomination

G06: Each ROBOT must be in contact with one UBERTUBE. No more than one ROBOT may be contacting an UBERTUBE.

My question is, would the bumpers be considered a part of the robot?

Since bumpers are considered to be attached to the exterior of the HOSTBOT, and the ROBOT is defined as HOSTBOT + MINIBOT.

So then the HOSTBOT is not defined with the bumpers, so therefore if you were to place the ubertube on the ground and having it touch the bumpers it would be illegal?

Thanks,
Sunny

The ROBOT includes both the HOSTBOT and the MINIBOT. Since the BUMPERS are part of the HOSTBOT, they are part of the ROBOT. BUMPERS are excluded for size and weight measurement purposes, but they are still part of the ROBOT.

Originally Posted by Dr Theta

If I recall correctly there was a team that successfully built a robot that could score two keepers in autonomous in the 2007 game. I can't remember which team it was though, and as you said it was VERY impressive.

That would be FIRST Team 910, Foley Freeze. They accomplished it in their last match at IRI.