Answered: <SG6> clarification, multiple loaders

[jacko]

Hi Karthik,

The definition of Driver Control Loads is

Driver Control Loads – The twenty-four (24) Balls that Student Drive Team Members of each Alliance
may load onto their Alliance Starting Tiles or into their Robots during the Driver Controlled Period.

SG6 states that:

<SG6> Any Scoring Objects introduced during the Match as Driver Control Loads must be either
gently placed on a Robot of your own color touching the Loading Zone or gently entered into the
Loading Zone of your own color, by a Student Drive Team Member during the Driver Controlled
Period. The intent of this rule is to allow teams to introduce objects into play, but not to impart energy
on the Scoring Object which will cause it to end up in a position outside the Loading Zone. It is
expected that teams may momentarily break the plane of the field while legally introducing Driver
Control Loads. Teams should be very mindful of <S1> during this process.

The definition implies that more than one drive team member can load balls onto one robot, however <SG6> could be read that only one person can load balls for each robot.

Should <SG6> be read that only one person can load for each robot, or that only one person can load each ball individually (but multiple student drive team members can load a robot)?

Cheers,
Jack

[Karthik]

@jacko

The definition implies that more than one drive team member can load balls onto one robot, however <SG6> could be read that only one person can load balls for each robot.

Should <SG6> be read that only one person can load for each robot, or that only one person can load each ball individually (but multiple student drive team members can load a robot)?

During a Match, any number of the Student Drive Team members from either Team may load any of their Alliance Robots.

[jacko]

Thanks Karthik!

[Karthik]

@jacko

Thanks Karthik!

You’re welcome!