If you combine a Mission Model with something (including the Robot), the combination must be loose enough that if asked to do so, you could pick the Mission Model up and nothing else would come with it.
With the pig prosthetic mission, once the team has pushed the pig to the start(base), can they put the pig with the prosthetic on a Lego hook that they designed? We didn't know if the pig had to start from the ground in the start area or could be placed on the hook to carry it to the farm for the second half of the mission. Placing it in the hook they designed would save time.
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From: First Lego League in Virginia and DC <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of VA-DC Referee Advisor <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2016 2:07:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [VADCFLL-L] General Question and Penalties:Yes, the team Technicians may pick up and re-launch the Robot from Base at any time during the Match (R10 and R14).
None of the Missions say that the team shouldn't pick up the Robot and try again later, so doing that won't affect the points that are earned, EXCEPT that R14, Interrupting, means that for many missions that involve delivering objects to specific locations (M01, M04, M05, M08, M09, M10, M11, M12, M13, M14, M15) you might have Transported Mission Models taken out of play, and therefore they aren't available to earn points.
Strictly speaking, the team does not earn points during the Match, when they accomplish some scoring condition. The score is calculated at the end of the Match, so it is possible for the Robot to mess up something that it accomplished previously. All missions are evaluated at the end of the Match, by marking the scoresheet.
Steve ScherrVirginia-DC FLL Referee Advisor
On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 12:19 PM, Nanda Kottury <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Thank you for the feedback. If I am understanding correctly, in the forward path (launching from base) if the robot completes the first mission and gets stuck on the second mission, then team is allowed to pick up the robot and relaunch from the base.
For mission points, in this instance, team will be given points for the first mission + any penalties for violations associated with first or second mission
Please advise