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G431       *DRIVE TEAMS, watch your reach. Once a MATCH starts, a DRIVE TEAM member inside the FIELD may not:

A.      directly contact a ROBOT,

B.      contact a SCORING ELEMENT in contact with a ROBOT,

C.      disrupt SCORING ELEMENT scoring, or

D.      contact a FIELD element.

Violation: MAJOR FOUL plus YELLOW CARD if G431.A. RED CARD and the opposing ALLIANCE is awarded the PATTERN RP if G431.C.

Exceptions are granted in cases concerning safety and for actions that are inadvertent, MOMENTARY, and inconsequential.

For G431.A and G431.B, the penalty is applied to the DRIVE TEAM member regardless of whether the DRIVE TEAM member or ROBOT initiates contact.

Impacting ARTIFACT scoring includes, but is not limited to:

A.      Contacting an ARTIFACT LAUNCHED by the opponent within the FIELD

B.      Contacting an ARTIFACT in the opponent’s GOAL

C.      Disrupting the scoring of an ARTIFACT on the opponent’s RAMP or by operating the opponent’s GATE

 

Similar Rules

Rule G421
G421       *Do not tip or entangle. A ROBOT may not deliberately, as perceived by a REFEREE, attach to, tip, or entangle an opponent ROBOT.
Rule G413
G413       *Watch your ARENA interaction. A ROBOT is prohibited from the following interactions with an ARENA element, except for SCORING ELEMENTS (per G407):
Rule G432
G432       Humans, only meddle with ARTIFACTS in the LOADING ZONE. DRIVE TEAM members may only introduce ARTIFACTS to, remove ARTIFACTS from, or move ARTIFACTS within the LOADING ZONE and only the LOADING ZONE. Actions must occur:
Rule G430
G430       *DRIVE COACHES, SCORING ELEMENTS are off limits. DRIVE COACHES may not contact SCORING ELEMENTS, unless for safety purposes.