G404      Only close shots in AUTO. In AUTO, a ROBOT whose BUMPERS are completely outside their WING may not cause a NOTE to travel into or through their WING such that the NOTE enters the WING while not in contact with that ROBOT.

G412      *Keep your BUMPERS low. BUMPERS must be in the BUMPER ZONE (see R402).

G416      Don’t choke up on the chain. A ROBOT may not reduce the working length of chain. Incidental actions such as minor twisting due to ROBOT imbalance or ROBOT-to-ROBOT interaction are not considered violations of this rule.

G424      STAGE protection. A ROBOT may not contact (either directly or transitively through a GAME PIECE CONTROLLED by either ROBOT and regardless of who initiates contact) an opponent ROBOT if either of the following criteria are met: