Elevation on a triball

VEX Robotics Competition Discussion VRC > Over Under (23/24)
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Our team was able to achieve elevation when we climbed on a triball, does this count was elevation?

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“does this count” is answered by looking at the game manual VRC Over Under Game Manual - VEX Robotics for the definition of elevated, especially point 2a.

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Yes. This was not a thing previously, but they made endgame easier.

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If you mean that your robot was elevated, but touching a tri-ball touching a the floor, it is legal and should be counted, at least in my experience.

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Elevated – A Robot status. A Robot is considered Elevated at the end of the Match if it meets the following criteria:

  1. The Robot is contacting at least one of the following:
    a. One or more of their Alliance’s Elevation Bars
    b. Any portion of the Barrier that is on their Alliance’s side of the Neutral Zone (i.e., the three
    black PVC pipes that are attached directly to their Alliance’s Elevation Bars).
    c. An Alliance partner Robot which meets the requirements of points 1-3 in this definition
  2. The Robot is not contacting any Field Elements other than those listed in point 1. This includes
    gray field tiles, the field perimeter, Goals, the opposing Alliance’s Elevation Bar, etc.
    a. Contact with (or Possession of) Triballs is irrelevant when determining a Robot’s Elevated
    status.
  3. The Robot is not contacting the yellow Elevation Bar Cap. (VEX U and VAIRC only)
  4. The Robot is not contacting an Alliance partner Robot that is not considered Elevated.

Pay attention to 2a. Contact with Triballs is irrelevant when determing a robot’s elevated status. So, yes, you can use a triball to elevate, as long as you meet all of the other requirements.

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Definitely double check the manual about these questions, but it is a legal way to elevate, per Section 2 of the game manual under the definition of “elevated”.
The specific note that discusses triball elevation is this:

“ 2. The Robot is not contacting any Field Elements other than those listed in point 1. This includes gray field tiles, the field perimeter, Goals, the opposing Alliance’s Elevation Bar, etc.
A. Contact with (or Possession of) Triballs is irrelevant when determining a Robot’s Elevated status.”

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We were at a tournament Feb 10, where one of our opponents got an elevation on a triball. Yes, it is allowed.

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