G403
1 NOTE at a time.
In AUTO, a ROBOT may not CONTROL more than 1 NOTE at a time, either directly or
transitively through other objects.
A ROBOT is in CONTROL of a NOTE if:
A. the NOTE
is fully supported by or stuck in, on, or under the ROBOT or
B. it
intentionally pushes a NOTE to a desired location or in a preferred direction
(i.e. herding).
Examples of interaction with a NOTE that are not CONTROL
include, but are not limited to:
A. bulldozing (inadvertent contact with a NOTE while in the
path of the ROBOT moving about the FIELD)
B. deflecting (being hit by a NOTE that bounces into or off
a ROBOT).
It is important to design your ROBOT so that it is
impossible to inadvertently or unintentionally CONTROL more than the limit.
A ROBOT that pushes a NOTE from its staged location as
described in Section 6.3.4 GAME PIECES may be
considered herding that NOTE per G403-B. A ROBOT that
pushes a NOTE that is no longer in its staged location is likely considered
having bulldozed the NOTE per part A of this Blue Box.
Violation: TECH FOUL per additional NOTE.
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