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Learning from the past and building for the future:
Project: Identify a problem with a building or public space in your community; design a solution; and Share your solution with others.
Learning from the past and building for the future:
Project: Identify a problem with a building or public space in your community; design a solution; and Share your solution with others.
Please review the update at the firstinspires website (here) frequently! Below are some scenarios for clarification of rules 27 and 28 which were affected by the new mat, field, home and Launch areas and their impact on the loss of precision tokens.
Dealing with Interruption (Rule 27):
Scenario 1:
The robot is launched to complete its task and returns to, and is COMPLETELY in the home area.
Scenario 2:
After launch and while completing tasks, the robot is tangled with a mission model and you decide to carry the robot back by hand to prepare for another launch.
Scenario 3:
After you launch the robot and while it is still in the launch area, you realize that you forgot to add something or want to make adjustments, and decided to grab and stop the robot and make changes.
Scenario 4:
The robot completes (or attempted to) its tasks and returns to home but is NOT COMPLETELY in the home area and you grab the robot to prepare for the next launch.
Scenario 5:
The robot completes or attempted to complete its tasks and returns to the home area but is NOT COMPLETELY IN, and you decide not to touch the robot and wait till end of the match.
Scenario 6:
The robot completes its tasks or attempted to complete them, and remains on the mat till the end of the match.
Dealing with Cargo (Rule 28 - Interruption the robot with Cargo):
Scenario 1:
When launched, the robot is in possession of cargo in an attempt to deliver it in the field, and the robot is interrupted.
Scenario 2:
The robot capture cargo from the field and attempting to bring it to the home area, however, the cargo was NOT COMPLETELY in the home area when the robot was interrupted.
Dealing with Interruption (Rule 27):
Scenario 1:
The robot is launched to complete its task and returns to, and is COMPLETELY in the home area.
- This is the expected behavior and upon completely returning to the home area, you can handle the robot by hand and prepare for the next launch. It is then OK to prepare the robot in home or the launch area.
- NOTE: you are NOT Allowed to launch from home; only from the launch area! (Rule 21)
Scenario 2:
After launch and while completing tasks, the robot is tangled with a mission model and you decide to carry the robot back by hand to prepare for another launch.
- Since you interrupted the robot by carrying it by hand after launch; the referee will remove a precision token.
Scenario 3:
After you launch the robot and while it is still in the launch area, you realize that you forgot to add something or want to make adjustments, and decided to grab and stop the robot and make changes.
- Although you interrupted the robot while it is completely in launch area, the referee will NOT remove a precision token. This is a leniency update (RG07 - MIS-LAUNCH) posted on 8/14/2019. This is an exception to Rule 27!!!
Scenario 4:
The robot completes (or attempted to) its tasks and returns to home but is NOT COMPLETELY in the home area and you grab the robot to prepare for the next launch.
- This is considered an interruption since the robot didn't completely return to the home area; the referee will remove a precision token.
Scenario 5:
The robot completes or attempted to complete its tasks and returns to the home area but is NOT COMPLETELY IN, and you decide not to touch the robot and wait till end of the match.
- Although the robot didn't completely return to the home area, and you didn’t touch the robot, there is no interruption. No action by the referee!
Scenario 6:
The robot completes its tasks or attempted to complete them, and remains on the mat till the end of the match.
- Since you didn’t touch the robot, there is no interruption and no action by the referee.
Dealing with Cargo (Rule 28 - Interruption the robot with Cargo):
Scenario 1:
When launched, the robot is in possession of cargo in an attempt to deliver it in the field, and the robot is interrupted.
- You get to keep the cargo so you can make another attempt
Scenario 2:
The robot capture cargo from the field and attempting to bring it to the home area, however, the cargo was NOT COMPLETELY in the home area when the robot was interrupted.
- The referee will take the cargo, i.e., it will not score!
New Table Layout Explanation
