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Is an appendage part of the robot?
If the 28" X 38" perimeter of a robot is entirely outside the key, but an appendage is sticking out and contacting the key, is the robot "touching" the key? Will you earn a foul if you contact this robot with yours?
This seems like an obvious question, but I have not been able to find it in the official Q&A (or on Chief Delphi). Maybe I'm using the wrong search terms. Does anyone have an answer based on competition experience, or can they point me at the official answer I have missed? |
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Re: Is an appendage part of the robot?
Yes, an appendage is part of a robot
Yes, you would get a foul in the situation you described (all other rules would apply) Quote:
EDIT I guess you could infer from this that appendages would be a part of the robot Quote:
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Re: Is an appendage part of the robot?
My interpretation of the rule is that ANY part of the robot touching the key protects the robot. Our design this year significantly increases our robot's "footprint" when our appendage is deployed and we count on the protection of the key even when only our appendage is touching the key.
I would also offer that other teams have this same interpretation as I've even seen some teams using the "zip tie trick" to ensure their appendage is actually contacting the key when deployed (via the strategically placed zip tie). I guess if you want to be certain though, post it to Q&A...I think they are still addressing questions. Good Luck! |
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Re: Is an appendage part of the robot?
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On a related note, I'd welcome some insight into G28. If my Blue robot is playing defense and is well outside the Red key, can a Red robot come out and strike my robot and earn foul points for Red (assuming they can hit me while still touching their key). If they repeatedly hit me, would that be considered a strategy to exploit G44? On the official Q&A there is the question "Is a strategy to exploit G28 considered to be a strategy to exploit G44 which would be a technical foul and red card according to G45?" The answer is "yes", but it not clear to me that it would apply to the Red robot in my scenario above. |
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Re: Is an appendage part of the robot?
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We saw a robot in KC that was warned about exploiting G44; they stopped doing this after the warning and iirc never got the red card. They were using the lane, but it's the same thing as the key. I have no idea how many times you have to draw the penalty before you're considered to be "exploiting", but it has happened at some point. |
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Re: Is an appendage part of the robot?
Yes, but recall that "touching" in this game is not "breaking the plane" but rather "being in direct physical contact". In other words, some part of the contiguous appendage would need to be on the HDPE of the key.
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Re: Is an appendage part of the robot?
This report will be generated until the GDC responds to your question. They do not respond every day.
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