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Game - The Robot » General Robot Design » R01-2
Q. Can a robot extend an appendage below the starting configuration height of the robot? If so, would the added length of the appendage actively change the height of the bumper in relation of the robot, thus violating the Bumper Zone rule?
A. The Bumper Zone rules must be met throughout the Match and the Bumper Zone is in reference to a Robot flat on the floor. At every point in the Match, no matter what configuration, orientation, or Court position the Robot is in, if the Robot were to be placed flat on the floor, Bumper Zone requirements must be met.
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Here's a question that will bring accusations of "lawyering the rules":
What if your appendage droops below the level of your wheels due to gravity while on the bridge (if it were hanging over the bridge)? If you take the robot off the bridge and place it flat on the floor, the appendage easily becomes level with the wheels since it is floppy in nature. This satisfies the "if the Robot were to be placed flat on the floor, Bumper Zone requirements must be met." I don't see "imaginary plane of the wheels" anywhere. So, is a floppy mechanism that can go below the wheels illegal based on the bumper rules?
The above may sound like I'm trying to be facetious with the rule, but I'm really not. This scenario might impact us, and I'm sure others.