Answered: Clarification on Driver Control / Skills Loads & Tether Bots

[Adam_T]

For reference… https://vexforum.com/t/answered-driver-control-skills-loads-tether-bots/38651/1

I’m not sure why, but any web browser I use still doesn’t show the bolded text, so I’m unaware of what specifically is being referenced. I don’t see any mention of to “Scored position” in the quoted text either, so it’s difficult to pinpoint where the rules clarify this question. Can you please separate the words that reference objects ending up in a scored position? or shed more light on this topic?

VEX Robotics Competition Starstruck Game Manual <SG4> Each Alliance must introduce its Driver Control Load during the Match. The Driver Control Load must be entered into the field with between thirty seconds (0:30) and zero seconds (0:00) remaining in the Match. Driver Control Loads must be either gently placed on a Robot of your own color touching the Alliance Station Alliance Starting Tile or gently entered into the Alliance Station Alliance Starting Tile, by a Student Drive Team Member. The intent of this rule is to allow teams to introduce Cubes into play, but not to impart energy on the Cubes which will cause it to end up in a position outside the Alliance Starting Tile. It is expected that teams may momentarily break the plane of the field while legally introducing Driver Control Loads. Teams should be very mindful of <S1> during this process.
If an alliance does not legally introduce a Driver Control Load into play, it automatically counts as being scored in their opponents Far Zone.

[Karthik]

Sorry about that. I’ve edited the response to the linked Q&A with some more precise language that quotes the rule correctly! For your convenience I’ve quoted the response here:

"As you can see by the bolded text, it is illegal to impart energy to cause the Scoring Objects to end up in a position outside the Alliance Starting Tile. Rolling the Scoring Objects off the Robot and across the fence would violate this portion of the rule.

Simply put, we want Robots scoring these objects, not humans."