pic: Skunk Works Robotics, FRC Team 1983 - 2016 Robot

[BryceKarlins]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

It's extremely possible to be both touching the outer works and the carpet of the courtyard. All "protected shooters" I saw this weekend would have their back wheels on the outer works ramp and their front wheels on the courtyard carpet.

Originally Posted by kmodos

If you are in contact with the Courtyard and the Outerworks while not touching any other carpet, you will not violate that rule.

So, as the offensive, shooting robot in that scenario, would you not be able to be touched by a defending robot as per G43?

G43
ROBOTS on the same half of the FIELD as their ALLIANCE TOWER may not interfere with opponent ROBOTS attempting to traverse OUTER WORKS (regardless of direction). A ROBOT is considered traversing the opponent’s OUTER WORKS if any part of its BUMPERS are within the opponent’s OUTER WORKS.
Violation: FOUL. For every five (5) seconds in which the situation is not corrected, FOUL

[cscottm]

Shooting from the batter is always an option, and you cannot really be interfered with whilst there as you have 3 sides protected.....

It's what we did this year and it works well, because we just square off the front of the batter, and that is our aim, so we don't have to line up out on the field or anything.

Is this how you guys are getting around defensive bots?

[Knufire]

Woah. We have nearly the exact same climber. That wasn't a design I was expecting to see another of.

[kmodos]

Originally Posted by BryceKarlins

So, as the offensive, shooting robot in that scenario, would you not be able to be touched by a defending robot as per G43?

As the rules are written, you will be protected as per G43.