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Re: Drive Systems

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Originally Posted by Gdeaver View Post
Wouldn't lifting the robot violate the bumper height rule?
I don't think so -- any more than driving across a tilted ramp would violate the bumper height rule. The bumper height is clearly relative to the robot, and not to the absolute plane of the court floor, else any ramp action is inherently illegal.
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