pic: Just was not enough room

[dlavery]

Originally Posted by AmyPrib

Now - this situation has been discussed before... Should this be counting? Q/A came out saying that a tetra was not part of the robot, except for in the HP loading zone.
So - is there any official FIRST ruling about a "supporting" object here? Technically - it's not touching carpet outside the line, so according to the rules, it should count?

Since this also just came up in two different PMs, I throw in my $0.02

Regarding the "bonus points" question, the refs made the correct call by not awarding the "end zone" bonus. The more complete explanation by FIRST of the "when is a tetra part of the robot?" answer does not change this situation. Rule <C03> says that "all three ROBOTS of the same alliance in their designated END ZONE at the conclusion of a match is worth 10 points to the alliance. A ROBOT is not considered in the END ZONE if it is touching the field outside the defined ENDZONE border." Notice is says touching the field - not "touching the carpet" outside the border. I would posit that for this purpose a tetra sitting on the carpet is considered part of the field. And in this case the tetra is clearly outside the end zone tape border. So the robot is touching the "field" outside the border. Therefore, the robot is not within the end zone as defined in Section 4.2.1, so it does not satisfy the criteria for the bonus points, so no bonus.

-dave