Common DQs

[Oliver_W]

From the Q+A:

@Karthik

@Binaryblitz

Is it legal when placing match loads into a robot, for the match load objects to extend a chute to hold them. The force to extend the chute would be due to coach pushing a lower object so that the higher object imparts the force to the extendable chute? The coach does not directly manipulate the chute.

No, this would not be legal. You are not allowed to manipulate your robot during the process of match loading, neither directly or indirectly.

(and other similar Q+A threads)

Which is based on <SG5>:

@&lt;SG5&gt;

… 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 eposition 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.

Is it this sort of situation that was getting people DQed?