If a model doesn't act the way we expect it to, what happens? The answer is, "it depends".

GP3 – Benefit of the Doubt – You get the “benefit of the doubt” when the Ref...

● thinks a faulty Model or poor Field setup/maintenance is a factor.

This good-faith courtesy is not to be used as a strategy.

If the team activates the composter appropriately, and the compost doesn't eject, I, personally, would tend to give credit for ejecting the compost. Other possible scoring conditions would depend on what the Robot and team did in the rest of the match.

Steve Scherr

Virginia-DC FLL Referee Advisor

On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Frank Levine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hello,
On our practice table, we are occasionally having problems with the composter stalling before it dispenses the puck. I'm guessing that this is a model build issue, but if this were to happen in the tournament, how would the judges handle it?

Thanks,
Frank Levine

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