Answered: When skyrise building, are you protected by <SG9> i

[Oliver_W]

A Red robot is attempting to build its Skyrise. It is touching a grey unprotected tile, so it is not protected by <SG9>d. Is it legal for a blue robot to contact this red robot in a way that interferes with its building of the Skyrise, provided that no clauses are violated?

These previous threads suggest so:

Parking a robot near the opponents’ alliance tiles in a place that inhibits Skyrise building IS an <SG9> violation. 12 April 2014, asked by That guy.

While a robot that is partly outside of the protected area is no longer protected under <SG9d>, it is still illegal for an opposing robot to interfere with that robot’s building of the Skyrise. 24 September 2014, asked by FullMetalMentor.

These previous threads suggest not:

Blocking access to the unprotected tile between the two alliance starting tiles is NOT an <SG9> violation, even if it does interfere with Skyrise building. 29 September 2014, asked by FullMetalMentor.

Bumping into a robot that is trying to build a section but is touching an unprotected tile, thereby causing it to drop a section, is NOT an <SG9> violation. 17 November 2014, asked by PYRObotics.

Additionally: Does it matter whether the blue robot actively makes contact with the red robot, or whether it simply stays still to block an area the red robot needs to use to build the Skyrise?

There appears to be some contradiction in what has been said previously.

New Zealand Nationals is this Saturday. If you are able to answer this by Saturday Morning our time that would be very helpful. Thank you for all your work, Karthik.

<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 22)
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.
f) Depositing Scoring Objects in/on the opponent’s foam field tiles mentioned in c) or on Robots
or Scoring Objects touching said 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.
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. (See Figures 22-26)

[Karthik]

Please re-read the previous responses carefully.

[Oliver_W]

Thanks Karthik.

[Karthik]

Thanks Karthik.

You’re welcome!