Quote Originally Posted by psychostorm
Pity really then that the pin rules can call Panic Attack & Axe Awe to both be instantly disqualified.

You can argue equally that Panic Attack that is holding Axe Awe there just as much as you could argue Axe Awe is pinning Panic Attack to the floor with its own weight.
I think you're reading a bit too much into the rules here Ceri
The description of a robot holding another is, to give an example, Razer or Kan-Opener crushing an opponent and deliberately not letting go just so their opponent can't escape, or a scenario along similar lines. In the Panic Attack v Axe Awe match, while Axe Awe is on top of Panic Attack it is not prohibited from getting off except for the fact its wheels clearly aren't making contact with PAs lid. However it could slide off if PA turned very quickly, as it's not being held in place by any weapon of PA. I think the idea of a robot perceived to be pinning an opponent to the floor because it's stuck on top is a little extreme. If a day comes when a judge disqualifies said robot, then I'd demand a new judge! :P

Quote Originally Posted by psychostorm
I could well in a melee situation be far too busy defending my robot to bother with any fool who's managed to beach itself onto the flat of my machine for 30 seconds.
The entanglement and pinning rules are by far more likely to be applied stringently in competition battles. I think someone being stuck and riding around on top of another opponent in a competition melee is not going to get either machine disqualified. Absolutely no chance of disqualification in a whiteboard melee either, all the rules go out the window in whiteboards!