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Usage Guidelines All Questions

1095: <SG5>C. Contact from robots on same alliance results in SG4 violation


UWAT
11-Mar-2022

<SG5>c. If opposing Robots contact one another while both engaging with the Neutral Zone, and an incidental violation of <SG4> occurs, no penalty will be assessed on either Alliance.

If robots of same color contact one another and results in a incidental violation of SG4, would penalty be assessed?

Eg. The two teams on same alliance didn't coordinate their autonomous routine/ the robots didn't follow the path intended, two robots made contact and then one robot enters the opponent home zone accidentally