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Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2024-2025: High Stakes

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2066: SG7 + G17 + SG8


Dan Cieslak
18-Jul-2024

<SG7>

<G17>

If, during autonomous a Red robot were to cause a Ring that started on the Red side (not on the autonomous line) to cross into the Blue side of the autonomous line, is that action solely enough to trigger an <SG7> violation? For example, perhaps neither Blue robot runs an autonomous and therefore the "Interfering with an opponent’s Autonomous routine" clause is not applicable? Or perhaps both Blue robots do run autons but the ring that crossed over to the Blue side has no impact on Blue's autons.

For example, SG8b, which is is referenced in SG7's red text says:

Incidental Violations of <SG7> will not be penalized, nor will they not result in an automatic loss of the Autonomous Bonus as described by <G12>

Likewise, would referees then need to track these incidents and potentially apply the "repeated" logic mentioned in SG8c (which is not referenced by SG7) in a "3-strikes and then it becomes a violation" approach?

Answered by committee
8-Aug-2024

The scenario you've described doesn't break any rules, and shouldn't be recorded as a Minor or Major Violation.

Pushing a Ring (or Mobile Goal) that starts on your side (or on) the Autonomous Line to the other side could result in a <G17> Violation if that Ring or Mobile Goal interferes with the opponent's autonomous routine.