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Originally Posted by Alex.q
If what you mean by a horseshoe shaped frame is a frame wih a cutout on one side for an intake mechanism or for climbing purposes, it does not get included in the 112 inches of robot perimeter; the perimeter is the convex frame of the robot, so it does not include cutouts. See the rectangluar robot picture in Rule R03, figure 4.1.
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Ah. Thanks for explaining that. It makes more sense now.
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Originally Posted by Alex.q
I think there will be teams that manage to climb by repeated flipping the robot as previously described, but in my understanding, it would require a failry flat and symmetric robot, which could heavily constrain the designs of a shooter and hopper.
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I'm betting there will be teams that do it too. I am fairly sure you could do it with a rectangular-ly shaped robot in non-three dimensions, if the superstructure was supportive enough. I would see it as attaching the first side face, then pulling up, then attaching from the top of that face, and pulling up, and so on. Of course, that's just a concept.