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[65_Xero_Huskie]

Originally Posted by robotcanuck1676

One of the things I noticed throughout NJ that was almost aggravating to me was how many teams didn't drop their keepers at the end of autonomous, regardless of where they were. Not only is it technically a rule that you have to drop your keeper, but there were many times where if teams had just dropped their keeper, it may have just landed on the spider leg and counted. There was, in fact, one instance where 375 had their keeper DIRECTLY ABOVE the spider foot, but didn't release it. When teleoperated began, they released their keeper before moving. It landed on the spider leg, and the match had to be restarted because the keeper shouldn't have counted. This is my plea to teams: please, DROP YOUR KEEPERS at the end of autonomous- you may just score them.

Technically, the rule is that if the tube is touching the spider leg and if it would be unsupported by the robot and still be touching the leg, then it was considered scored. So you dont have to let go of the tube if it is supported by the spiderleg in any way.

[Graham Donaldson]

Originally Posted by 65_Xero_Huskie

Technically, the rule is that if the tube is touching the spider leg and if it would be unsupported by the robot and still be touching the leg, then it was considered scored. So you dont have to let go of the tube if it is supported by the spiderleg in any way.

At least in 375's case (I can't be sure of others), they had their keeper held RIGHT ABOVE but NOT touching the spider leg- just sitting over it. If they had dropped it, it would've counted.

[65_Xero_Huskie]

Originally Posted by robotcanuck1676

At least in 375's case (I can't be sure of others), they had their keeper held RIGHT ABOVE but NOT touching the spider leg- just sitting over it. If they had dropped it, it would've counted.

The head ref did an "example" of what was considered scored (At GLR). He said that if the top of the hole was touching the leg then it was counted. I dont know about other regionals but this seems to be a good idea.