Answered: Delta II | Scoring Objects Held By a Robot.

[Connor]

After looking at our first Texas Rookies tournament, I noticed something that I have questioned that I just need to be clarified. I may be wrong, but I have been looking through the whole forum and found nothing on this clarification. Basically, if a robot is touching the far zone, while the claw contains a scoring object which the object is hovering above the near zone and not touching it, would the object be considered in the near zone or far zone? I was thinking that whatever zone the object is hovering over is where it would be counted as, but the judges in the Rookie competition say that it’s supposed to be the location the robot is touching.

[Karthik]

@1815 Delta II

After looking at our first Texas Rookies tournament, I noticed something that I have questioned that I just need to be clarified. I may be wrong, but I have been looking through the whole forum and found nothing on this clarification. Basically, if a robot is touching the far zone, while the claw contains a scoring object which the object is hovering above the near zone and not touching it, would the object be considered in the near zone or far zone? I was thinking that whatever zone the object is hovering over is where it would be counted as, but the judges in the Rookie competition say that it’s supposed to be the location the robot is touching.

Let’s take a look at the definition of Scored. I’ve bolded some text for emphasis.

@VEX Robotics Competition Starstruck Game Manual

Scored – A Scoring Object is Scored in a Zone if it meets one of the following criteria:

1. The Scoring Object is touching the Zone
   a. If a Scoring Object is touching multiple Zones it is Scored in the higher point value Zone
   2. The Scoring Object is not touching any Zone and is Supported by a Robot and/or a Scoring Object, it is Scored in the Zone that Robot or Scoring Object is touching.
   a. If the Robot and/or Supporting Scoring Object in this situation is touching multiple Zones, the Supported Scoring Object is Scored in the highest point value Zone
   b. If a Scoring Object is Supported by a Hanging Robot the Scoring Object would be Scored in the Far Zone adjacent to the Hanging Bar that the Robot is Hanging from.
   Note 1: If a Scoring Object is solely Supported by the Fence it is not Scored in any Zones. Note 2: If a Scoring Object is Supported by two opposing Robots it is not Scored in any Zones. Note 3: If a Scoring Object is touching two opposing Zones is not Scored in any Zone.

The referees at your event were correcnt. If a Robot is holding (i.e. Supporting) a Scoring Object, the Scoring Object counts in the Zone the Robot is touching; not the Zone that the Scoring Object is hovering over.