Answered: Programming Skills: Driver Control Load

[CelesteMorgan99]

According to the definition of *Programming Skills Load * as given in Appendix C,

Programming Skills Load – The sixty (60) Balls that Student Drive Team Members of each Alliance may load onto the designated Alliance Starting Tiles or into their Robots during the Programming Skills Match.

Does this mean that my team can place balls in the Alliance Starting Tile during the 60 second match so the robot can grab it?

Thank you,
mathgenius4899

[Karthik]

Does this mean that my team can place balls in the Alliance Starting Tile during the 60 second match so the robot can grab it?

Yes. <SG6> carries over to the Skills Challenges.

<SG6> Any Scoring Objects introduced during the Match as Driver Control Loads must be either gently placed on a Robot of your own color touching the Loading Zone or gently entered into the Loading Zone of your own color, by a Student Drive Team Member during the Driver Controlled Period. The intent of this rule is to allow teams to introduce objects into play, but not to impart energy on the Scoring Object which will cause it to end up in a position outside the Loading Zone. 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.

Minor violations of this rule that do not affect the match will result in a warning. Egregious (match affecting) offenses will result in a Disqualification. Teams that receive multiple warnings may also receive a Disqualification at the head referee’s discretion.