Moving triballs in loading zone

[37334]

Hi, my team has a question about moving triballs in the loading zone… Are teams allowed to place the triballs in the loading zone a certain way for the auton…or does it have to be in the middle of the loading zone.
Thank you

[663J_Jellybotz]

I guess you could ask the ref to move the Triball for you, but you shouldn’t interfere with the field without permission. You should design your robot that the Triball doesn’t have to be in a specific place though.

[lacsap]

This is specifically described in the Game Manual…

@663J_Jellybotz - I recommend you read the Game Manual before replying with incorrect information. “Guessing” is not engineering.

[Gigahertz.t]

Yes

[holbrook]

@663J_Jellybotz

you shouldn’t interfere with the field without permission

This is good advice in general, but in this case, teams are specifically allowed to reposition those triballs by the note after SG1:

Note: The Triballs which start in each Match Load Zone must be contacting the Match Load Zone at the start of the Match. However, they may be repositioned during pre-Match setup by the Team whose Robot is using the Starting Tiles adjacent to that Match Load Zone. For example, in Figure 26, Red Robot 1 would be permitted to reposition the Triball in the lower-left red Match Load Zone.

[TeamTX]

Please see the game manual - specifically SG1; it discusses repositioning of triball in match load zone, including who can do it and when.