Thanks Fredrik, That was our interpretation, and we definitely reset the robot to a legal starting position before retrying. I just wanted to make sure since it has been happening more often than we would like in our practice sessions. -Frank On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 11:16 AM, Fredrik Nyman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Unofficial answer: > > Yes. Rule 8: you can re-try mission when that is possible. > > Unasked question: will any penalties apply? > > Unofficial answer: That depends on where the robot is when you grab it. > If any part of it is inside base, then by rule 43 and 27, no penalty. If > it is completely outside base, then by the same rules, yes penalty. > > Note that the moment you touch the autonomous robot for a forced restart > (rule 42), it becomes offline, and must be brought back to a legal starting > position (i.e. completely inside base) before you can restart it. > > On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 10:27 AM, Frank Levine <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> I have a question about the "Opening Doors" mission. Occasionally the >> robot "misses" and fails to push the lever down. Can the operators pick up >> the robot and restart the mission at this point. *The robot is both >> touching base and potentially touching the door*. In our practices, we >> usually have 5-10 seconds left, so we definitely have time for a retry. >> >> Thanks, >> Frank Levine >> ------------------------------ >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit >> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or >> leave the list". >> VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via >> VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit >> https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to >> subscribe. > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.