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2465: G16 Pinning/Trapping/Holding


228A
27-Jan-2025

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G16 States that if the opponent Robot is not attempting to move or escape, then it is not considered Pinned or Trapped.

In our last competition there were several disqualifications because the referee interpreted the rule as the robot was trying to "Move" into the positive corner.

Here is an example: Blue Robot A is trying to place a full goal into the positive corner Red Robot B is trying to stop them from doing so.

Blue Robot A is clearly not trying to Escape Red Robot B got called for Trapping

Please clarify what VEX intended with the word "Move"? Can a team just sit in the positive corner with a goal the entire length of the game and just wiggle back and forth and state that they are trying to move? Or was the intended definition to mean they were trying to move out of the corner?

Thank you

Answered by committee
6-Feb-2025

Thank you for pointing out this discrepancy. If a Robot is not actively trying to escape, it should not be considered Pinned or Trapped.