Answered: Protction Zones

[Kevin_Selavko]

<SG9> Robots may not interfere with an opposing Alliance’s Building of Skyrise Sections in any way. The
following actions are all illegal.
a) Contacting an opponent’s Autoloader and/or contents. (See Figure 23)
b) Contacting an opponent’s Skyrise Base and/or Skyrise. (See Figure 23)
c) Contacting an opponent’s Alliance Starting Tile or the grey foam field tile between the two
Alliance Starting Tiles and located in the corner of the field. (See Figures 24-25)
d) Contacting an opponent’s Robot that is contacting the foam field tiles mentioned in c) and not
contacting any other foam field tiles. (See Figure 26)
e) Contacting any Scoring Objects that are contacting the foam field tiles mentioned in c) and
not contacting any other foam field tiles.
Please note that both direct contact (e.g. Robot making contact) and indirect contact (e.g. Robot
contacting a Scoring Object that makes contact) are considered violations of the above listed clauses.

<SG10> Intentional strategies causing an opponent to violate a rule are not permitted, and will not result
in a foul on the opposing alliance. 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.

1. If a blue robot is outside of the red alliance’s protected tile, then the red robot uses an extension to touch the blue robot, is the blue robot at fault or is this a strategy to induce a penalty?

In the case where referees are forced to make a judgment call
on interaction between a defensive and offensive Robot, the referees will err on the side of the offensive
Robot.

2. If the blue robot was a wallbot, what would be the ruling?

3. If the red robot was in the process of scoring, would this ruling change?

4. If the blue robot was also in the process of scoring?

I apologize for the hypothetical questions, but I am interested in what the answers would be because the penalty is a DQ.

[Karthik]

1. If a blue robot is outside of the red alliance’s protected tile, then the red robot uses an extension to touch the blue robot, is the blue robot at fault or is this a strategy to induce a penalty?

This would be a violation of <SG10> by the red Robot, as this is a strategy causing an opponent to violate a rule.

2. If the blue robot was a wallbot, what would be the ruling?

Same ruling as above.

3. If the red robot was in the process of scoring, would this ruling change?

No, same ruling as above.

4. If the blue robot was also in the process of scoring?

No, same ruling as above.

I apologize for the hypothetical questions, but I am interested in what the answers would be because the penalty is a DQ.

Please remember that the <SG10> only calls for a DQ in extreme or repeated situations. Most likely it would just be a warning.

[Kevin_Selavko]

Thank you!

[Karthik]

Thank you!

You’re welcome!