Answered: Programming Skills Human Interaction

[Aeden_6007]

I might not be looking in the right places, but I have not been able to figure out whether we are allowed to adjust the positioning of the robot in programming skills. In years past, I believe that it has been explained in the appropriate appendix to the manual, but I haven’t seen it this year.

[Karthik]

I might not be looking in the right places, but I have not been able to figure out whether we are allowed to adjust the positioning of the robot in programming skills. In years past, I believe that it has been explained in the appropriate appendix to the manual, but I haven’t seen it this year.

This is not allowed. In past years you would have seen it in the Programming Skills Challenge rules, however since there is no allowance, there was nothing to mention. Here’s the rule from the main game that applies to the Skills Challenges.

<G8> During a Match, Robots may be operated only by the Student Drive Team Members and/or by software running in the on-board control system. During the Autonomous Period Drive Team Members are not permitted to interact with the Robot, the controls on their VEXnet Joysticks, or to unplug from the field, in any way, directly, or indirectly. (e.g. Triggering sensors without touching the Robot is still illegal) 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.