Answered: SG4 robot in air but no space to put robot

[tabor473]

If a robot was lifted entirely off the ground to allow an alliance partner to drive under the robot what is the re-positioning team supposed to do if the robot on the tile became stuck?

Alternatively what is the re-positioning team to do if while in the air the opposite alliance parks a robot in the tile? Would the team be called for pinning or trapping in response to robot not being able to be place on the field?

The ability to lift robots into the air but only be returned to the tile in which it originated kinda leaves some ambiguous definitions.

Another thread that is not high priority more just curious.

[Karthik]

@tabor473

If a robot was lifted entirely off the ground to allow an alliance partner to drive under the robot what is the re-positioning team supposed to do if the robot on the tile became stuck?

The team would then have a very difficult time returning their robot to a legal starting position.

@tabor473

Alternatively what is the re-positioning team to do if while in the air the opposite alliance parks a robot in the tile? Would the team be called for pinning or trapping in response to robot not being able to be place on the field?

If an opposing Robot is in the way, the team in question should place their Robot on the field in a way such that it is as close to a legal starting position as possible. Also, the opposing alliance would be in violation of <SG6>.