2460
November 4, 2011, 12:56pm
1
Would it be legal to “Grab and move” Parts on a bot, during the drivers skills challenge or regular match.
ie: pull the arm up, unlatch a “hook”, pull something on a linear slide. etc etc.
Thank you,
M. Nelson - Team Captain
2460:
Would it be legal to “Grab and move” Parts on a bot, during the drivers skills challenge or regular match.
ie: pull the arm up, unlatch a “hook”, pull something on a linear slide. etc etc.
Thank you,
M. Nelson - Team Captain
No, this is not legal. Let’s take a look at the applicable rule from the VEX Gateway Game Manual . I’ve bolded some text for emphasis.
First off lets consider the Autonomous Mode:
<SG5> During the Autonomous Period, Drivers and Coaches may handle their own Robot while the Robot is in contact with their own Alliance Starting Tile. During contact with the Robot, the Drivers or Coaches may not intentionally manipulate or modify the position of any Scoring Objects (aside from any which are being loaded into the Robot), either by direct hand contact or indirect contact via the Robot. **Drivers or Coaches also may not change the configuration of the Robot other than in the act of fixing the Robot (i.e. it is okay to reposition the robot relative to the field, but it is not okay to manually lift up the Robot’s arm). **
The intent of this rule is to allow teams to fix Robots that are unable to move, to load Match Loads into the Robot, to reposition and/or reorient Robots, and to activate additional autonomous modes by interacting with the Robot via sensors or buttons.
The intent of this rule is not to allow teams to manipulate their Robot in such a way that they are controlling the Robot via human contact or creating motions that lead to scoring.
What you’ve described is definitely considered changing the configuration of the robot, and is thus illegal.
Now, let’s consider the Driver Controlled Mode:
<SG6> During the Driver Controlled Period, Drivers and Coaches may handle their own Robot as long as the robot has never left the Alliance Starting Tile. The intent of this rule is to allow teams to fix Robots which were unable to move at the start of the Match.
Note: During the handling specified in <SG5> And <SG6> robots may be repositioned, but must be returned to a valid starting position as per <SG1> within the same zone.
Thus, you would only be allowed to repair robots which have never left the starting tile. The actions you described do not fall under this criteria.
2460
November 4, 2011, 3:17pm
3
Thank you, that answers quite a bit except for…
"<SG6> During the Driver Controlled Period, Drivers and Coaches may handle their own Robot as long as the robot has never left the Alliance Starting Tile. The intent of this rule is to allow teams to fix Robots which were unable to move at the start of the Match. "
It states that it is “Intended” for repair etc etc. Though does not say specifically that you may not do such things. Will there be a change to this rule?
But otherwise. Thank you for the clarification.
2460:
Thank you, that answers quite a bit except for…
"<SG6> During the Driver Controlled Period, Drivers and Coaches may handle their own Robot as long as the robot has never left the Alliance Starting Tile. The intent of this rule is to allow teams to fix Robots which were unable to move at the start of the Match. "
It states that it is “Intended” for repair etc etc. Though does not say specifically that you may not do such things. Will there be a change to this rule?
But otherwise. Thank you for the clarification.
There will be no change to this rule. It has been made quite clear through both the intent statement and multiple Q&A clarifications that the only handling that is permitted during the Driver Control Period is the fixing of robots.
2460
November 8, 2011, 11:13am
5
Alright, Thank you for the clarification on that rule.
-M Nelson