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Designing around the flag.
I was just curious as to how rule R17 is affecting your designs. Mainly the part about the top of the flag holder being a mandatory 51" off of the floor.
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does it have to be 51" the entire match??? or just in starting config?
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Sounds to me like it needs to be there the entire match.
We did notice that it was rather convenient that our robot wants to be the same height as the flag holder needs to be..... |
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lol it is rather convientent for us too, and we didn't even knoe about that rule lol.... I skipped the part about the flag :o
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Won't really be an issue for us. And besides, there's nothing that says the flag has to stay in the whole match...
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True, although it appears they are putting a cork in there to try to keep it in place.
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Flagholder height should definitely be constant the entire match. The rule specifies flag height in "playing configuration", which is elsewhere defined as any configuration you're in during the game, including transient states.
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We ran into the flagholder problem this weekend. Let's just say our holder will be interesting.
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No problems here; If you've seen the 973 teasers you'd probably know why.
I'd definitely not take this rule lightly; losing your flag removes a scoring ability. |
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Judging by the way that scoring has worked in the past (2k6 especially), I wouldn't be surprised to see those poor referees having to count the laps manually. |
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Whoa, never saw that rule...
but what stops you from just duct-taping it to a yardstick? Will it really cause you guys design problems? Then again, it's easy for our team because we're a rolling box again, so... |
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Duct tape is not illegal. I have read through the rules a few times (:)) and I can't find any rule that prohibits it. Duct tape is treated like any other adhesive-backed tape (see Rule <R38>). -dave . |
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