Re-Posted: Is this 30 points?

[Warrior5]

Originally posted in Official VRC Gateway Q and A.

I saw this video yesterday and I don’t know if this is answered anywhere else, but I don’t see how the robot scored 30 points with its stack, since most of the pieces are above the goal. I don’t mean to criticize, I certainly admire 1107B for making such a creative robot. I’m just wondering if this is indeed 30 points as the video claims; if it is then it’s something I’d like to bring back to my team.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5MsC...ature=youtu.be

Yes this is indeed 30 points.

[bobsalive]

Originally posted in Official VRC Gateway Q and A.

Yes this is indeed 30 points.

It would be helpful to explain why it’s 30 points.

For the original question asker, please take a look at the VEX Gateway Manual, and refer to the definition of a scored object:

Scored – A Scoring Object is Scored in a Goal if it is not touching a Robot of the same color of the Scoring Object and it meets one of the following criteria.

1. A Scoring Object is fully below the top of the PVC pipes of a Circular Goal and fully within the outer ring of the Circular Goal. (See figures 4 & 5)
2. A Scoring Object is not fully below the top of the PVC pipes of a Circular Goal and partially within the outer ring of the Circular Goal and is not within the outer ring of any other Circular Goal. (See figure 5)
3. A Ball or Barrel is partially inside the outer edge of a Floor Goal and touching a foam field tile.
   (See figures 6 & 7)

Under clause 2 of the definition, objects that are above the top of the PVC pipes (and partially within the outer ring) are scored, so the objects in the video are legally scored.

[SweetMochi]

Under clause 2 of the definition, objects that are above the top of the PVC pipes (and partially within the outer ring) are scored, so the objects in the video are legally scored.

A simple way I like to look at it is that the goal extends to infinity, objects just have to be within the outer ring.