Hello Karthik! There are some questions that I want to ask you:
1.As shown in the picture, the blue line represents a piece of anti-slip mat, the black line represent metal parts and the green dot represent the sacks. In clause 1 the mat is loose. In clause 2 the mat is stretched which makes it very tight. In clause 3 the sacks are on the metal parts and the metal parts are inches above the trough. In clause 4 the metal parts are right above the trough and the sacks are also on the metal structure. So my question is: are the sacks counted scored in each situation after a match? (According the the definition of scored, it must remain in a Scored position, if/when all Robots were removed from the field. The Scoring Object must not be supported by the Robot.)
Does any of the following situations violates <SG9>? In clause 5, the metal structure is right above the trough and in clause the metal parts are inches above.(No sacks are in the trough)
The purple thing is my robot. The black rectangle is the structure the supports the trough. Does clause 8 violates <SG9>?
4.In clause 9, the arm of the robot is covering the trough. In clause 10, the arm is inches above the trough but still covering the trough. Does any of those situations violates <SG9>? And would whether the robot is scoring affect the final decision of the referees?
In all four photos, the Sacks would be considered to be supported by the robot, thus they would not be Scored.
From this limited depiction, it’s impossible to tell if this device would be ruled to be grasping to grappling the trough. For safety, I would recommend removing the shorter section of metal, to avoid any scrutiny under <SG9>.
From this limited depiction, it’s impossible to tell if this device would be ruled to be grasping to grappling the trough’s support. However, in general this type of design is usually legal, depending on the exact implementation.
