Donught considdered extention of robot?

Competition Rules/Strategy
#1

[LEFT]i was trying to think of a few stragites and one involved using an innertube to obstruct the human player chute. as breaking that plane with a a robot arm would result in disabling the robot. after finding rule G23 that ruled that out…[/LEFT]

[LEFT]the rule on possetion adresess that only one innertube can be manipulated at a time but does not adress weather the innertube is considdered an extention of the robot while in possesion… [/LEFT]

[LEFT]this would be inportant to know if infact a robot used the donught as a boxing glove to topple over another robot by agressively contacting it “out of the bumper zone”[/LEFT]

[LEFT]<S03>[size=2]ROBOTS cannot break the plane of the CHUTE. Violating this rule may result in the ****disabling of the ROBOT for the remainder of the match.[/size][/LEFT]

**<G23> **
[LEFT]**GAME PIECES through CHUTE – GAME PIECES may be entered onto the field through the****CHUTE (see Rule <G08>). ROBOTS may not pass GAME PIECES from the Playing Field **through the CHUTE into the Alliance Zone.

[LEFT][FONT=Arial-BoldMT]**<G09> **[/LEFT]
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[LEFT][size=2]**POSSESSION - ROBOTS may only have 1 (one) GAME PIECE in their POSSESSION at ****any time during the match. A 10-point penalty will be assessed for each infraction. ****Inadvertent bulldozing of GAME PIECES while the ROBOT moves around the field is **allowed. Controlled “herding” of a single GAME PIECE lying on the floor is permitted as[/size]
[LEFT]**long as no other GAME PIECE is in the POSSESSION of the ROBOT. Herding of multiple ****GAME PIECES, or herding of a GAME PIECE on the floor while in POSSESSION of another ****GAME PIECE is not permitted (as this would be considered POSSESSION of more than **one GAME PIECE). GAME PIECES may fall on to a ROBOT during the course of normal
**game play (e.g. a RINGER falls on a ROBOT while attempting to HANG it on a Spider Leg). ****In such cases, GAME PIECES that are already in the POSSESSION of the ROBOT may be **played. However, the additional GAME PIECE must be removed from the ROBOT (either
by the ROBOT or by an ALLIANCE partner) before it can POSSESS a new GAME PIECE. ****GAME PIECES may not be intentionally placed on opposing ROBOTS for the purpose of ****causing a violation of this rule. Any such GAME PIECE placements will not be considered ****in POSSESSION of the affected ROBOT, and will be ignored.[/LEFT]
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#2

IMO, your idea of “agressively contacting” a robot with the innertube isn’t within the spirit of the game. The idea is to out score the other alliance, not break them!

#3

You’d run the risk of popping the innertubes using them as “boxing gloves,” and that probably would be interpreted as intentional field damage.

#4

Well the other robots shouldn’t be in the way of the boxing glove :rolleyes:

On a more serious note, couldn’t the other team just launch the inner tubes over the top of the player station?

#5

More specificaly using this “boxing glove” to do what’s known in basketball as Goletending. obstructing scoring up high. witch is not intended to dammage other robots

#6

Until an official word is given by Dave or someone else on FRC staff, you should probably assume that using a ringer as a weapon is not allowed. That just isn’t in the spirit of the game. Plus, as Fuzzy said, you will probably pop the tube and be accused of intentional field damage.

#7

Well, the easiest way to obstruct a score up high is to place a ringer on the spider up high!:slight_smile:

#8

Not if the other team’s only method of collecting inner tubes is through the chute.