Team 3309B Practice Bot Reveal - Dobie

[TheMkrage]

VEX Community,

The moment you have all been waiting for.

Today, Team 3309B would like to proudly present our defense bot. “Dobie”
Dobie was designed with one sole purpose, to give our drivers good practice against a very tough opponent.
With this Dobie was born. Equipped with a wedge and a very nimble drive train, Dobie has no trouble pushing the competition bots around. Since his creation, Dobie has become more than just a practice bot. He has become a very own member of the family here at Team 3309. From everyone at Team 3309, thank you and we hope you enjoy.

Team 3309 Dobie Reveal

[Andrew_Chang]

Sick Idea

[Kjdabomb]

@Infinity Minus 1

What does the wedge add? Thanks!

The wedge allows Dobie to slightly lift up our comp bot and move it around. We added the wedge to give our drivers one of the worst case scenarios when it comes to driving against defense.

[g_sawchuk]

@Kjdabomb

The wedge allows Dobie to slightly lift up our comp bot and move it around. We added the wedge to give our drivers one of the worst case scenarios when it comes to driving against defense.

<G12> Strategies aimed solely at the destruction, damage, tipping over, or Entanglement of Robots
are not part of the ethos of the VEX Robotics Competition and are not allowed. However, VEX
Nothing But Net is an interactive game. Some incidental tipping, Entanglement, and damage may
occur as a part of normal game play. If the tipping, Entanglement, or damage is ruled to be intentional
or egregious, the offending team may be disqualified from that Match. Repeated offenses could result
in a team being Disqualified from the remainder of the competition.

You are practicing with an unfeasible scenario.

[Tylennis]

The wedge isn’t tipping it over though all it is doing is slightly lifting the front edge up which in my understanding is legal.

[Harrison2]

@g_sawchuk

You are practicing with an unfeasible scenario.

I wouldn’t be so sure as to jump to that conclusion.
See this thread: Answered: Pinning and Pushing - VRC > Nothing But Net (15/16) - VEX Forum

[lpieroni]

The only reason that would be illegal would be a very liberal definition of entanglement (or a screw on the not Dobie robot actually gets stuck in a hole on Dobie). Unless a screw is sticking out of the bottom of the robot, and somehow goes into a hole on Dobie’s ramp, that would probably be entanglement. Otherwise, I think it would be legal.

[Tylennis]

@lpieroni

The only reason that would be illegal would be a very liberal definition of entanglement (or a screw on the not Dobie robot actually gets stuck in a hole on Dobie). Unless a screw is sticking out of the bottom of the robot, and somehow goes into a hole on Dobie’s ramp, that would probably be entanglement. Otherwise, I think it would be legal.

If a ref ruled that an entanglement that a lot of robots wouldn’t pass inspections.

[TheMkrage]

@Harrison2

I wouldn’t be so sure as to jump to that conclusion.
See this thread: Answered: Pinning and Pushing - VRC > Nothing But Net (15/16) - VEX Forum

Because of this exact match, which we were partners with 62 in, we put a wedge on Dobie to get the most valuable practice possible.

[TheMkrage]

For all who are wondering, Dobie will be attending World Champs. Stop by 3309’s pit and say hello.

[MartinMaVEXForever]

Uhh, what? Why is there a shaft rubber band strapped on the battery?