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Official Q&A: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2024-2025: Rapid Relay
2602: Loading within boundary of the robot
Our robot has an empty area between two spinners, and we plan to rapid load a ball on the floor in this empty area, as soon as the autonomous match starts. We will make sure that the ball does not touch any parts of the robot when we load, and the ball will be picked up by the robot's intake. It does not seem to us that this violates any rules, but we want to double check this is legal.
This strategy could be legal if the Team is careful to meet the requirements of all clauses of rule <SG5>. Teams that use this strategy must accept the risk that it won't be abundantly clear (as described in the first Note following <SG5>) that they're meeting these requirements, and risk unfavorable judgment calls and related Minor and/or Major Violations and Disqualifications.