pic: Team 190 WPI blocking the bars!

[George A.]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

I did not get a chance to see this action, but it sounds to me like that would fall on the rule on goal tending(?) Maybe someone can explain it a little better, and inform me as to why it is not considered goal tending.

I'm pretty sure that the rule for goal tending applies only if the 5pt balls touch the opposing robot in some fashion that prevents the ball from going into the goal. Team 190 squeezed the PVC pipes together in such a way the the 5pt balls could still go in, the HP's would just have a smaller basket to make the shot into. This came up in our second QF match at Nats, thats how I know. If you wanna see team 190 in action I suggest going to this link: Soap 108 and downloading either Quarterfinal 2 Match 1 or 2...make sure you have paper towles handy to wipe up all the drool you're bound to produce after seeing this bot in action!