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G408       No more than 3 at a time. A ROBOT may not simultaneously CONTROL more than 3 ARTIFACTS.

Violation: MINOR FOUL per SCORING ELEMENT over the limit. YELLOW CARD if excessive.

Examples of interaction with a SCORING ELEMENT that are not “CONTROL” include, but are not limited to:

A.      “bulldozing” (inadvertent contact with a SCORING ELEMENT while in the path of the ROBOT moving about the FIELD)

B.      “deflecting” (being hit by a SCORING ELEMENT that bounces into or off a ROBOT)

C.      inadvertent contact with a SCORING ELEMENT while attempting to acquire a SCORING ELEMENT from the LOADING ZONE.

D.      SCORING ELEMENTS that have been LAUNCHED by a ROBOT that are no longer in contact with the ROBOT.

It is important to design your ROBOT so that it is impossible to inadvertently or unintentionally CONTROL more than the limit.

Excessive violations of CONTROL limits include, but are not limited to:

A.      simultaneous CONTROL of 5 or more ARTIFACTS, or

B.      frequent (i.e., 3 or more separate violations in a MATCH), greater-than-MOMENTARY CONTROL of 4 or more ARTIFACTS.

REPEATED excessive violations of this rule do not result in additional YELLOW CARDS unless the violation reaches the level of egregious to trigger a G211 violation.

11.4.4        ROBOT

Similar Rules

Rule G409
G409       *ROBOTS must be under control. A ROBOT must not pose an undue hazard to a human or an ARENA element during a MATCH in the following ways:
Rule G434
G434       The ALLIANCE AREA has a storage limit. During TELEOP, each ALLIANCE may not store more than 6 ARTIFACTS out of play. DRIVE TEAM members making a good-faith effort to immediately enter additional ARTIFACTS back into play is an exception to this rule.
Rule G405
G405       *ROBOTS use SCORING ELEMENTS as directed. A ROBOT may not deliberately use a SCORING ELEMENT in an attempt to ease or amplify a challenge associated with a FIELD element other than as intended.
Rule G431
G431       *DRIVE TEAMS, watch your reach. Once a MATCH starts, a DRIVE TEAM member inside the FIELD may not: