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Official Q&A: VIQC 2019-2020: Squared Away

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Autonomous Rules Clarification

1622V
23-Feb-2020

We have a few questions about the rules regarding autonomous:

  1. If we have the robot stack a green cube onto the platform, and the cube falls onto the field, are we allowed to move the cube off the field? Or do we have to leave the cube where it is?

  2. When using the "loophole", the robot lifts the cube up and once the cube is off the ground or in control by the robot, a team member immediately takes the cube and places it near the scoring zone. What will happen (in terms of disqualification, etc.) if he/she accidentally picks up the cube when the robot drops it. Would they just quickly place the cube back to where it originally was? Or would they get a warning? Or would they get disqualified?

  3. There is a gap where the cube fits perfectly between the wall and another cube. Would it be legal for he/she to place a cube there? (Shown in the picture down below) Along the process of putting a blue cube in that space (in between the wall and the red cube), if the blue cube nudges the red cube over a tiny bit, what will be the consequences for that? img

Answered by Game Design Committee
  1. If we have the robot stack a green cube onto the platform, and the cube falls onto the field, are we allowed to move the cube off the field? Or do we have to leave the cube where it is?
  1. When using the "loophole", the robot lifts the cube up and once the cube is off the ground or in control by the robot, a team member immediately takes the cube and places it near the scoring zone. What will happen (in terms of disqualification, etc.) if he/she accidentally picks up the cube when the robot drops it. Would they just quickly place the cube back to where it originally was? Or would they get a warning? Or would they get disqualified?

Any contact with a Cube that is not being removed from a Robot per G17 would be considered a violation of G9, quoted below for reference.

<G9> Hands out of the Field. Drivers are prohibited from making intentional contact with any Field Element, Game Object, or Robot during a Match, except for the allowances in <G17>.

Violations of this rule will result in a warning for minor offenses that do not affect the Match. Score affecting offenses will result in a Disqualification. Teams who receive multiple warnings may also receive a Disqualification at the Head Referee’s discretion.

Note: Accidental contact may result in a warning, Disqualification, or Disablement at the Head Referee’s discretion.

Therefore, this interaction could result in a warning or Disqualification, per the criteria listed in the rule.

  1. There is a gap where the cube fits perfectly between the wall and another cube. Would it be legal for he/she to place a cube there? (Shown in the picture down below) Along the process of putting a blue cube in that space (in between the wall and the red cube), if the blue cube nudges the red cube over a tiny bit, what will be the consequences for that?

We believe this is the same question as point 6 in this similar Q&A post. If this is not the case, please feel free to rephrase and re-submit.

https://www.robotevents.com/VIQC/2019-2020/QA/434