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Smaller Robot Perimeter
I was just wondering how the loss of 20 inches for the perimeter is affecting designs....any thoughts?
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Actually, no. Our team is currently considering a dedicated climb-deposit bot which is essentially a shortened version of the kitbot frame. The smaller perimeter is not really that bad, as this year's game does not need very large robots.
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My team has not run into any problems just yet. With this said however we foresee great difficulty fitting both a climbing mechanism and our shooter onto the chassis. With what is probably one of the hardest endgames in the last few years; I wish they had left the size the same at least for this year.
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Does the round measuring device mean that the bumpers must be within that area or not?
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Looked there couldn't find anything mentioning the bumpers in relation to the cylindrical limitations.
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On one hand yes, as you are required to have them to compete. On the other hand no, as bumpers are defined in the glossary as Quote:
Unless I am missing something in the rules? Clarification on this would be useful by Q&A if there isn't anything else providing guidance. Personally, I believe the intent is that the Bumpers are to be included for purposes of measuring the 54 in. cylinder |
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Also keep in mind R05:
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I think clarification for whether the bumpers count in the 54" determination is very important, and hopefully we will know soon. As MrForbes says, the safe bet is to assume that it does until then. (Better to have a robot that is a little smaller than it is allowed to be than one that is too large.)
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In the past bumpers have not been considered part of the robot in terms of horizontal measurement R05 seems to confirm this. I think you are safe using the frame perimeter & not the bumpers for this.
Figure 2-5 (G23) shows a robot with no bumpers is the 54" cylinder. Come to think of it is FRANK even rule compliant? |
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Question on Q&A has been answered.
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We are creating a square 27 1/2" by 27 1/2" robot to maximize volume and to avoid discrepancies with judges. :)
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