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Unread 06-01-2003, 22:10
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Re: What's Down?

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Originally posted by Don Knight
Carefully read rule GM18 - it states that "human player containers must be "stacked" with the bottom side facing down.

It doesn't say parallel with the floor.

Up would > than a 90 degree angle

Perpendicular would be = 90 degrees

Down would be < than a 90 degree angle

A "stack" has already been defined as one tote.

So then, if a tote was laying on it's side or end, the bottom would be facing down.

Wouldn't it?
I think that the spirit of the rule is that the box has to sit with the bottom flat on the ground. As for the discussion on placing stacks directly in front of robots, one thing my team considered was placing them a quarter of the way in front of the ramp. The robot could still see the reflective tape, but it would draw a straight line to its target - right through the plexiglass siding.
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