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1 | Question # | Question | Referenced rules? | GDC Answer |
2 | 1 | How many FOOTBALLs can a ROBOT control at once? | 4.2 | There is no limit to how many footballs a robot can control. |
3 | 2 | what is the max amount of footballs a robot can control at one time | Please see Q1 | |
4 | 3 | what side of the field do robots score footballs on? | Robots score in the goal directly above their endzone, which is in front of their alliance wall | |
5 | 4 | Which side of the field is the human player station relative to the driver station? | The human player station is on the opposite side of the field as the drivers. we forgot to put tape in the CAD for human player boxes, sorry. | |
6 | 5 | Can the LIMBO BAR be lifted (similar to the 2016 portcullis?) | INFINITE RECHARGE rules prevent grasping of field elements, but it's unclear as to whether ROBOTS may grasp, lift, or contact the LIMBO BARS exactly | Robots may not grab or grasp the bar, but they can lift it, keep in mind the extreme amount of weight that holds it into position, and any potential fouls for the resulting motion of your opponents retrieval peg if your opponent is interacting with it. |
7 | 6 | Are robots allowed to lift the LIMBO BARS? Can they be lifted? | please see Q5 | |
8 | 7 | Does the Retrieval Peg move up when you remove a weight? | Yes, ~2 inches | |
9 | 8 | Is there a limit to how many balls an alliance can keep behind their alliance station? (such as how many can fit in the bin?) | n/a | Not currently |
10 | 9 | Will scoring FOOTBALLS through the FIELD GOAL be considered in violation of G16, as through the FIELD GOAL would certainly be outside of the field? | G16 | Please refer to M03 |
11 | 10 | Does a football need to pass inside of the U of the field goal or can it pass at any point above and between the uprights? | 4.3.1 | It can pass through the vertical lines of the posts, but please keep in mind potential event venue sizes, and the fact that our F4 referees are judging if it is "in" or not. Try to make it as clear as possible for the referees to evaluate the scoring of your footballs. |
12 | 11 | Is FIELD GOAL (with space) the same as FIELDGOAL (no space). They seem to refer to the same object, but have different typings | Yes, that is a typo. We will try to resolve for future manual updates. | |
13 | 12 | Chute door? | 2015 | No, chute door :( |
14 | 13 | Is there any limit to the distance Footballs can be launched? Full field? | Full send baby | |
15 | 14 | To clarify, you score footballs in the field goal which is above your alliance station wall (let's call this "near-side") and you to score weights by placing them in your opponent's endzone which is on the "far-side" of the field below their field goal and in front of their alliance station. Isn't that a red protected zone? How is a blue robot supposed to get in there if they'll get a foul for a red robot being in their endzone? | You score footballs in the goal above your alliance wall, yes. You also score the weight plates on the peg directly below your goal. | |
16 | 15 | If you're blue, do you place YOUR weights by RED's field goal or BLUE's field goal? Additionally, when removing weights from the center, do your colored gates lower or your opponents gates? | Please refer to Q14. Also please refrain from posting multiple questions at a time and resubmit a question. | |
17 | 16 | What are the starting and ending heights for the post where the weights are stored on the Weight Plate Retrieval Zone? | ~20 inches at the lowest (starting) and raises ~2 inches each time a weight plate is removed, bringing it to a final resting height of ~36 inches | |
18 | 17 | Is there any vision tape? anywhere? | On the field? No. On your robot or driver station. Maybe? | |
19 | 18 | Can through the opponent's limbo bar? | 3.5.2 | please see G20 |
20 | 19 | How many weights are allowed to be picked up at one time. I suspect one but want to clarify | 4.3 | please see G17 |
21 | 20 | Does the G02 vertical extension limit refer to the 60" max starting height, or to the height at which the robot started the match? e.g. if my robot starts 36 in tall can I extend to 72 inches or 48 inches? | G02, R04 | G02 refers the the height your robot started the match, in your case, if you start at 36", you can reach up to 48" max during the match |
22 | 21 | does a football have to be scored under the top of the field goal or is any height that is between the sides ok | Please see Q10, if that does not answer your question, please resubmit. | |
23 | 22 | What is the approximate variance teams should except in the inflation of footballs (eg *censored for minsinformation*) | Footballs will be inflated to 13 psi +/- 0.5 psi, however over the course of a match and competition, football characteristics may change. Field staff will replace any footballs that appear to be well worn or feel deflated. | |
24 | 23 | Do the preloaded weight plates take away from the 5 weight plates behind the driver station? | No, the preloaded weight plates are seperate from the 5 behind the alliance wall. | |
25 | 24 | Regarding question 6, what is the answer? | There was a typo, it was supposed to refer to Q5 | |
26 | 25 | Does the removal of Weights affect your Limbo Bar, or the Opponents? | 3.6.2 | Removing weights from your retrieval peg drops the opponents limbo bar. |
27 | 26 | Will teams that do not have access to as high-quality CAD or render softwares be penalized as such in this CADathon? | Teams need to submit a quality render that will look good on the live stream. If this poses a hardship, send us an email f4cadathon@gmail.com and we will try to help you in any unique circumstances. | |
28 | 27 | What are the dimensions of the retrieval peg? | Lack of an arena section on retrieval peg dimensions. | The dimensions of the assembly can be found in the field CAD and is very similar to the scoring peg. Q16 may have some answers for you. |
29 | 28 | Who are the judges and how do I contact them for a bribe? | Even I don't know that yet. but you can DM me, broke college student need $. ;) | |
30 | 29 | Per Q8 can the GDC give an official definition of currently? | Q8 | Lol. You know what time the game was revealed? kinda like that |
31 | 30 | How high is the FIELD GOAL off of the ground? | 3.7.1 | The lowest part of the field goal is 86 inches off the ground |
32 | 31 | Would removing weights from the weight plate retrieval zone and placing them on the floor (not purposefully as an obstacle but to lower the limbo bar) be a violation of G15 (amplifying/easing game challenge) | Yes | No. removing them from the retrieval peg is 100% an intended part of the game regardless if you are capable of placing them on the scoring peg or not. |
33 | 32 | How are the footballs released back to the field by the human players from the bins? | 4.2; 4.3 | A slot is available to human plays to enter the footballs onto the field. |
34 | 33 | Who are the judges and how do I contact them for a bribe? | Please see Q28 | |
35 | 34 | The height for the FIELD GOAL says that it's 11 1/2 inches tall, did you mean to say 11 1/2 feet tall? | 3.7.1 | That is an error. the top of the field goal is 11.5 feet off the ground |
36 | 35 | Do we get extra points for still submitting in 3 days? | No, but I will personally send you a gif of a high five. | |
37 | 36 | Can the human player wear vision tape? | Only if it is done so in a safe manner, doesn't obstruct vision, abilities to move around, etc. We'd also prefer it to be done so tastefully, I have the fashion police on speed dial. | |
38 | 37 | how many footballs are held in the storage behind the alliance wall? | please see section 4.2 | |
39 | 38 | what's the loophole dude u gotta help me out here | Definition of loophole (Entry 1 of 2) 1: a means of escape especially : an ambiguity or omission in the text through which the intent of a statute, contract, or obligation may be evaded 2a: a small opening through which small arms may be fired b: a similar opening to admit light and air or to permit observation loophole verb loopholed; loopholing; loopholes Definition of loophole (Entry 2 of 2) transitive verb : to make loopholes in Examples of loophole in a Sentence Noun She took advantage of a loophole in the tax law. His attorney has been hunting for a loophole that would allow him to get out of the deal. -Merriam Webster Dictionary | |
40 | 39 | Are human players required to be members of our CADathon team? | You are not required to have a human player, but if you do have one, they must be a member of your team. | |
41 | 40 | Can Human players load balls without using the chute? Can they score? | Na | Yes, nothing says they must use the chute. But we're all robot nerds, ain't nobody sporty enough to get one in the goal. Executive order. |
42 | 41 | are there team updates? where are these updates? how do I access them? | There have not yet been any team updates released. they will be added to the event folder and posted in slack if/when there is one | |
43 | 42 | Is there going to be a limit placed on balls? I would like to know before I start designing a robot around no limit | Q8, Q29 | “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt |
44 | 43 | Looking for clarification on Q16. Where exactly is the raising of the RETRIEVAL PEG described in the manual? I cannot find any mention of it, and am looking for more detail than ~20 inches and ~2 inches as is decribed in the response. This seems to be a possible error in the manual | the top of the peg starts at 20" off the ground. each plate removed allows the peg to raise 2.66 inches, after all plates are removed, the top of the peg rests 36" off the ground. | |
45 | 44 | Can drive teams place a structure with retroreflective tape behind the gap in the alliance station wall where the scoring peg is located? | If the structure is small and nonintrusive of human behind the alliance wall and does not inhibit the mechanics of the scoring peg, then sure. | |
46 | 45 | Would it be against the rules to press down on the SCORING PEG temporarily to make scoring an WEIGHT PLATE easier by lowering the peg's height? Or would this violate G14. | G14 | No, that would cause movement of the scoring peg and thus the goal, which would amplify the challenge of the game for the opponent. |
47 | 46 | Do we have to submit a BOM sheet, or just keep in mind the $5000 constraint? | R15/9.4 | No need to submit a bill of materials. It is honor system |
48 | 47 | How many footballs are accessible for the human player at the beginning of the game? and how many footballs are there in total? | nope | Please see section 4.2 |
49 | 48 | How many WEIGHT PLATES can your robot hold at once? | Please see G17 | |
50 | 49 | What are the playoff match tiebreakers? | None listed | They will be the same as the qualifying match tiebreakers, except ranking points will be replaced with fewest foul points. |
51 | 50 | What material are the weights made of? Specifically, are they ferrous or non-ferrous? | 3.8.2 | Please see section 3.8.2 |
52 | 51 | are the rubber plates solid rubber or a metal coated in rubber | 3.8.2 | The are solid rubber. |
53 | 52 | Do we need to put on our team name on files for pre-made parts such as bolts and wheels? | C04 | No, you only need to send a STEP file with your team number on it. |
54 | 53 | Are you allowed to shoot from the protected loading station across the field? | Q13 | There are no rules preventing this. |
55 | 54 | Is producing a sub-atmospheric pressure volume under a robot considered 'grappling' or 'grasping' the field carpet and thus a violation of G14? | G14 | This is considered "attaching" to the field and is a violation of G14-C |
56 | 55 | If my alliance color is blue, do I score at the field goal above the red triangle, or at the field goal above the blue triangle? | 3.7.1 | A robot on the blue alliance will score on the field goal directly above the blue endzone |
57 | 56 | Why is the field cad sideways? :( | step file | The field isn't sideways, the venue is. |
58 | 57 | Do renders of the robot need to be rendered with a render engine targeting realism, or are tasteful and high quality "technical" images (properly colored parts + edge lines, but without advanced lighting simulation) acceptable without a loss of points? | C04 | Tasteful high quality renders should be fine |
59 | 58 | What PSI will the footballs be pumped up to? | Please see Q22 | |
60 | 59 | How much does each football weigh? | Footballs weigh 14-15 oz | |
61 | 60 | Since the weight plates are rubber, are they porous or non-porous? | The rubber would be considered non-porous | |
62 | 61 | Where do I submit and where do I find a scouting sheet? | Both of those will become available within the next couple days | |
63 | 62 | If the field CAD isn't sideways, and the venue is sideways, which way is gravity? | Q56 | Yes |
64 | 63 | Are we allowed to submit video renders (animations) alongside image renders? | Yes | |
65 | 64 | How do I upload paper CAD to GrabCAD? And how do I render paper CAD? | no | |
66 | 65 | is rule 3.7.2 referring to the top of the scoring peg or the bottom of the scoring peg? | 3.7.2 | "The top of the SCORING PEG starts at a height of 42 in."... emphasis added for clarity |
67 | 66 | do i have to follow the rules? | only if you want to win ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ | |
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