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Don’t hook your Robot to the Field, and don’t get Entangled. Robots may not intentionally grasp, grapple, hook, attach to or otherwise Entangle with any Field Elements. Strategies with mechanisms that react against multiple sides of a Field Element in an effort to latch or hook onto said Field Element are prohibited. The intent of this rule is to prevent Teams from unintentionally damaging the Field and/or from anchoring to or otherwise Entangling themselves with the Field. Whenever possible, Head Referees should alert Teams to potential Violations before they happen to prevent actual Violations. If a Robot takes immediate action to avoid or resolve the issue, and if the Head Referee determines that the issue had no effect on the Match, no Violation should be recorded.

Violation Notes:
• If a Robot is reaching inside the open top portion of a Goal, it is that Team’s responsibility to ensure that the Robot doesn’t become entangled with the Goal when approached by other Robots.

Significant Q&As:
• Q&A 2961 - Examples and guidance for deciding whether a Robot is anchored to the end of a goal
• Q&A 2975 - Pushing Blocks through a Goal in a way that tips a Robot on the other end is incidental Tipping and not a Violation

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