Answered: PreLoad/MatchLoad Robot Skills Challenge

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#1

We have read the question/answer as stated below:

*1. In Skills challenges, are we allowed to introduce match loads from any interaction zone starting tile, or only the one we started on?

“You may introduce Match Loads in either Interaction Zone Alliance Starting Tile.” ~ Karthik*

But, we have another question:

We know that at the beginning of the challenge, we can have one ball and one barrel preloaded. Once the one minute challenge has begun, can we immediately add two balls from our matchload?

Example: We are starting on the red Interaction tile, we have 1 barrel, 1 ball in as our pre-load, the one minute challenge begins. Can we immediately drop two more balls in before ever driving away?

Then, once we have scored those, we can drive down to the blue Interaction tile, and matchload the remaining two barrels - correct?

Thank you in advance for your help.

#2

Yes, you may immediately enter your Match Loads into your robot at the start of the match.

#3

Thank you for your help!

I am still a little confused over Appendix B, RSC4, as it states that Robot Skills Match Loads may only be introduced in the Interaction Zone Alliance Starting Tile. Yet the answer that was given to “Totally Generic Name” says that match loads can be introduced in either. This seems like two different answers ??? But, I’m sure I am just not reading something correctly, or not thinking it thru correctly?

Thanks!

#4

. Yet the answer that was given to “Totally Generic Name” says that match loads can be introduced in either. This seems like two different answers ??? But, I’m sure I am just not reading something correctly, or not thinking it thru correctly?

Thanks!

By “either” we mean that you can enter Match Loads from either the red or blue Alliance Starting Tile in the Interaction Zone.

#5