With 17 seconds remaining, blue is holding a mobile goal with a robot mechanism above the ground. This goal is above a positive corner but is not yet placed. A red robot now begins a pin on the blue robot.
At 16 seconds left, the blue robot attempts to release the mobile goal but is unable to place it due to the pin, for example the goal is wedged between the robot and a ring on the floor.
At 14 seconds left, red backs away and the goal has not yet been placed, but because blue tried to release it, the goal will inevitably become placed if blue moves away from the corner.
How do <G15><G15> and <SG11><SG11> interact in this scenario?
Also, does the ruling change if the goal was originally placed in the corner at 17 seconds, but then was removed from the corner at 16 seconds due to the action of the pin, for example by lifting it off the ground so that it is no longer in contact with the floor?
Answered by committee
24-Oct-2024
In the first scenario, the answer comes down to exactly when the pinned blue Robot releases its hold on the Mobile Goal. If the Mobile Goal is released before the final 15 seconds of the Match, the blue Robot should not be penalized if moving away causes the Mobile Goal to fall into a Placed position. The red Robot would likely receive a Minor Violation as described in the Violation Note for <G15>. However, if the blue Robot in this scenario does not release the raised Mobile Goal until after the protected period begins, driving away and causing the Mobile Goal to become Placed would be an intentional and Major Violation of <SG11>.
In the second scenario, because the Mobile Goal was placed at 17 seconds, the blue Robot would not be penalized for driving away and causing the Mobile Goal to return to a Placed position after the pin ends (assuming the red Robot's pinning action caused the blue robot to inadvertently remove the Mobile Goal from the Corner). The red Robot would likely receive a Minor Violation as described in the Violation Note for <G15>.
