Parking a broken robot

[Sean_Young]

1. If a part detaches from the robot during a match, and the robot parks on the ramp leaving the detached portion/part of the robot on the playing field at the end of the match, is the robot legally parked since a detached part is still touching the field floor?

• If the answer to the above is yes (legal park)

2. Same question as above but the detached part is still connected via a smart cable. Such as a motor or sensor falls off the robot but is still attached by a smart cable.

[Karthik]

1. Yes, this Robot would still be legally parked. We can use <R2> to give us a better understand of what needs to be on the Ramp at the end of match, in case of parts of the Robot being detached.

@VEX IQ Challenge Bank Shot Game Manual

<R2> Only one (1) robot will be allowed to participate per team in the VEX IQ Challenge. Though it is expected that teams will make changes to their robot at the event, a team is limited to only one (1) robot. The VEX IQ System is intended to be a mobile robotics design platform. As such, a VEX IQ Challenge robot, for the purposes of the VEX IQ Challenge, has the following subsystems:

Subsystem 1: Mobile robotic base including wheels, tracks, or any other mechanism that allows the robot to navigate the majority of the flat playing field surface. For a stationary robot, the robotic base without wheels would be considered Subsystem 1.

Subsystem 2: Power and control system that includes a VEX IQ legal battery, a VEX IQ control system, and associated Smart Motors for the mobile robotic base.

Subsystem 3: Additional mechanisms (and associated Smart Motors) that allow manipulation of game objects or navigation of field obstacles.
Given the above definitions, a minimum robot for use in any VEX IQ Challenge event (including Skills Challenges) must consist of subsystem 1 and 2 above. Thus if you are swapping out an entire subsystem of either item 1 or 2, you have now created a second robot and are no longer legal.

So if your parts of your Robot become detached, you’ll need to get make sure Subsystems 1 and 2 make it up onto the Ramp.

2. If any part of the Robot that is attached to the Robot is touching the tiles at the end of the Match, the Robot would not be considered parked. Even if it is only connected via smart cable.