Thread: 2nd Most Awaited Q and A Answer?
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Unread 26-01-2012, 15:17
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Re: 2nd Most Awaited Q and A Answer?
At what point does an appendage become an appendage?

Is it at its attachment point inside the bot, or at the point where it crosses outward beyond the perimeter? Along what paths are we supposed to trace out contiguity tests. If all bots are 100% contiguous then what establishes dis-contiguousness as relating to appendages?

What exact application of appendageness and contiguity determine whether we have just one, or more than one appendage protruding?

What if our whole robot just expanded in all directions (above the bumpers of course) for 14" beyond its initial size, and we consider this our "frame appendage"? If it is contiguous are we in violation? What if we deploy diagonally at a corner? Can the appendage still only be 14" diagonally from the corner, or (14") X (1.414) -- still within a rectangle going 14" further outward than the frame?

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