Answered: Programming Skills Question

Clean_Sweep_Man · February 9, 2012, 10:52pm

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 · February 13, 2012, 9:54am

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

https://vexforum.com/t/answered-alliance-starting-tiles/19799/1

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.

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

Clean_Sweep_Man · February 13, 2012, 8:39pm

Thanks for clarifying.

Karthik · February 15, 2012, 9:38am

You’re welcome.

system · January 3, 2020, 8:43pm