80" limit and fallen robot

[FRC1218]

Many, if not most, of the robots will be designed to extend more that 80" vertically in order to hurdle the ball. If the robot is knocked over or falls on its own account while in this configuration, it will probably extend beyond the 80" horizontal window. In most cases, the robot will be out of commission for the rest of the match, but will it also incure a yellow card penalty.

[GDC]

If a Robot becomes incapacitated during a Match (e.g. falls over and can not be righted, the battery falls out, the wheels fall off the Amanda-bot, etc.), the teams can take specific actions to prevent incurring any penalties related to the state of the Robot. Please refer to Rule <G36>, as amended in Team Update #2, for more information. Please note that the incapacitated Robot may also be gently pushed out of the way.