Questions & Answers

We noticed that there were several situations that refer to situations in which violations can happen and the match has ended. We made a new overview that explains what happens in which situation. This overview should be seen as an addition to the games & rules document.
Download Table: RoboSport Violations and End of Matches

If during the Match both teams commit violations at the exact same time, than the final result of that Match is a tie with 0-0. It does not have to be the same violation, e.g. one team touches the the red area on the ramp and at the same time another team removes a ball on their half of the field.

The team that leaves its half and enters the opponent’s half and causes the robots to collide is the violating team. If the judge calls out ‘collision’, all robots and the timer must be stopped and the judge makes the decision of which team caused the collision. That team loses the match by 8-0 but can continue the game with the next match.

If two robots touch at any point of the match, the judge decides which one of the two outcomes apply given all circumstances:

• if the robot of one team touches the other team’s robot by accident, then the match is stopped and the number of balls are calculated;
• if the robot of one team touches the other team’s robot on purpose, that is considered a violation, then the match is stopped and the violating team loses the match 8-0.

Yes, there is no problem in using the Passive Raspberry Pi Heat Sink like the ones in the below pictures, but it still has to fit into a 200 x 200 x 200 mm dimensions and cannot have any other role than cooling the camera.

No, it is not allowed to place any extra batteries on the robot apart from that of the controller. If teams are concerned that their camera is consuming too much energy, they can bring extra batteries and replace the robot battery during preparation time.

Yes, if a team wants to add a display, they can do that and it can stay on the robot during the match as well. Important: the display cannot have any other function but to display what the camera sees and it has to fit in the required dimension of 200 x 200 x 200 cm.

When it is robot check every team has to show all the moving parts of their robots. This is when judges will see and check that everything that the robot does during the match will stay inside the dimension restrictions. It is considered a violation if a robot has any moving parts that the team does not show the judges at the robot check and results in a lost match by 8-0.

After market Omni directional wheels are not permitted, and Omni Wheels must be built form Lego elements. (8.10.)

Yes, between two matches teams have 90 seconds to do preparations on their robots.

If the robot overturns and is unable to move, it will be left in the same position until the end of the match. Team can decide to remove the robot from the field with the permission of the judge. Removing both robots from the field results in a lost match with 8-0 result.

If a robot is motionless and don’t leave the starting zones 10 seconds after the start signal, the judge will remove the robot from the field and the robot must stay off the field the full match. If both robots of a team are not moving after 10 seconds the team will lose that match immediately. (Loses the match with 8-0 balls, without any violations)

If a team does not show up 90 seconds after announcement of the judges, it loses that match of the game by 8-0. If the team fails to show up for an additional 90 seconds for the second match, it loses the whole game with all three matches 8-0.

The team will not be allowed to participate in the game and as a consequence loses all three matches of that game 8-0. The winning team achieves the total points of 3 for that game. The incompliant team will not be disqualified entirely from the competition as they have time to correct their robot before the next game.