Answered: Programming Skills Question

[Clean_Sweep_Man]

Are you allowed to re-position the robot from any tile on the field? Are you allowed to touch the robot while it is scoring on the isolation zone 30in (if it is touching the starting tile next to it)? Are you allowed to position the robot so that it could collect objects, if it is touching the starting tile?
Would something like this video be legal?

[Karthik]

@Clean Sweep Man

Are you allowed to re-position the robot from any tile on the field?

Yes. Please see this previous Q&A response for full details.

Answered: Alliance Starting tiles

@Clean Sweep Man

Are you allowed to touch the robot while it is scoring on the isolation zone 30in (if it is touching the starting tile next to it)?

Let’s take a look at the applicable rule for the VEX Gateway Game Manual. I’ve bolded some text for emphasis.

<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.
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Violations of this rule will result in warning for the first offense. Subsequent offenses or an egregious first offense will result in a Disqualification.

So, based on this rule we see that you are allowed to touch the robot provided you are repositioning it and not aiding in the scoring process. There is no explicit rule against touching a robot in autonomous while it is scoring, however the referees will be watching carefully to ensure that human is not creating motions that lead to scoring.

@Clean Sweep Man

Are you allowed to position the robot so that it could collect objects, if it is touching the starting tile?

Yes, this would be considered a reorientation and is legal.

@Clean Sweep Man

Would something like this video be legal?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i2ISQVpL-Q&list=UUJzLFfkeNkFsqgrqvzRwjng&index=1&feature=plcp

From the angle shown, I don’t see any rules violations in that video clip. That being said, as always we cannot issue blanket rulings based on video clips.

[Clean_Sweep_Man]

Thanks for clarifying.

[Karthik]

@Clean Sweep Man

Thanks for clarifying.

You’re welcome.