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Re: 54 in cylinder

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Originally Posted by dodar View Post
I guess what might be troubling them is what viewpoint are the rules looking at? Robot-centric or Human-centric? If it is from robot, then the cylinder obviously tilts with the robot; if it is from human(which I think it is) then it stays on the ground even if the robot tilts.
The view point doesn't matter. Horizontal and vertical are constants, defined with respect to level ground. If you lay on your back on the floor, do you suddenly say that the floor is vertical and the walls are horizontal, just because your perspective has changed?
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