G408 Don’t catch FUEL. A ROBOT may not do
either of the following with FUEL released by the HUB unless and until that
FUEL contacts anything else besides that ROBOT or FUEL CONTROLLED by that ROBOT:
A.
gain greater than MOMENTARY CONTROL of FUEL, or
B.
push or redirect FUEL to a desired location or in a preferred direction.
A ROBOT is in CONTROL of a SCORING
ELEMENT if the SCORING ELEMENT is fully supported by or stuck
in, on, or under the ROBOT.
Violation: MINOR FOUL. If strategic, MAJOR FOUL and VERBAL
WARNING. If subsequent strategic violations during the event, MAJOR FOUL and
YELLOW CARD.
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
off a ROBOT and moves in a random direction.)
Examples of interaction which would be considered strategic
include, but are not limited to:
C. intentionally sitting under the HUB to collect a large
quantity of FUEL,
D. intentionally sitting under the HUB in order to redirect
FUEL into your ALLIANCE ZONE.
Violations of
this rule are per instance and not per FUEL CONTROLLED. Generally, an instance
is considered for each time a ROBOT is catching or redirecting a quantity of
FUEL from the HUB. Any time flow of FUEL into the robot has stopped would be
considered a separate instance. Generally, any action which attempts to exploit
the definition of an instance of any rule in order to gain benefit will likely
be a violation of G211
and would quickly escalate to a RED CARD.
7.4.3
ROBOT