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Re: Appendage Rules

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Originally Posted by wilhitern1 View Post
Additionally the following question and answer seem to me to bear this out:

Q. What is the width limit of an appendage? Can an appendage cross the line drawn as an extension of a perimeter edge that
is perpendicular to the base edge that the appendage is crossing? FRC0053 2012-01-15
A. There is no explicit width limit for a Robot appendage. Per Rule [R21], "Robots may extend one appendage up to 14 in. beyond
a single edge of their Frame Perimeter at any time."
Actually, it appears to be saying that the corners are entirely off limits. the question asks if an appendage can cross the fame at one edge then cross the imaginary extension of another. The Answer seems to be hinting (why can't they just tell us instead of giving vague hints?) that this would be illegal. Further clarification might be necessary.
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