Blocking

[FRC1507]

We've come up with a scenario where we place a Trackball on the Overpass and when we go to back up [to retract our arm/gripper mechanism], another robot blocks our path to back up [They haven't even touched us, they're just preventing us from backing up to retract the Arm/gripper and resume playing the game]. Would that warrant a penalty like when a robot rolls over top of our mechanism to impede us [3 seconds to get off] or be perfectly legal?

Thanks
Warlocks

[GDC]

There is no rule that would prohibit the blocking robot's action. There are also no rules that would prohibit an appropriate counter measure by your robot. This scenario would likely become a pushing match.