Falling Robot Perimeter
 

We were discussing how to right the robot when we came up with the following question:Is it okay to extand past the perimeter of your robot to prevent yourself from falling if you are about to tip over?I know that you can extend up to the final configuration if your robot has fallen, but what about if you think its going to fall, but it hasn't fallen yet?

Re: Falling Robot Perimeter
 

You can only extend past the perimeter limitations in order to right yourself. You may not breach these limitations to prevent yourself from falling. ONLY to right yourself (and to hang during the last 20 seconds).

Re: Falling Robot Perimeter
 

It might be worth the 1 point penalty to just quickly right yourself so you continue to score. If you waste time to right yourself when you are completely down, you may lose valuable time to score.

Re: Falling Robot Perimeter
 

However if you do aim to prevent your bot from falling, and accept the consequences of a penalty, you must be sure that your righting/fall prevention system can handle the impact of a falling 120lb robot.