Passing to a “disabled” robot

VEX IQ Robotics Competition Discussion
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If the other robot on the field is “disabled” due to a malfunction (e.g. motor came loose, intake broke, battery died, etc.) can the other team still roll, throw, push or otherwise get a game ball to contact said robot such that both robots aren’t simultaneously contacting the ball, then pick that same ball back up and score it…would that count as a pass and thus earn the pass multiplier bonus?

I recall last year in Full Volume there were some teams at local tournaments that had robots that could barely function and in Rapid Relay that could be devastating giving the scoring format!

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Just one thing to note is that there is an official definition of “disabled” and it’s a penalty applied to a team for a safety violation.
But, as long as it meets the definition of a pass, which it seems like it would, then yes it’s legal as there are no rules preventing it.
And I remember the bots that could barely function (my team was one of them :sweat_smile:) but this year my hope would be that those teams would build the hero bot

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