[Nuttyman54]

This needs to be asked in Q&A, because FIRST has ruled differently in different years. In 2008, the cylinder was vertical regardless of robot orientation, but many years they have ruled that incidental excursions due to transient conditions such as tilting or being off-balance was not a violation of the rule. With the variety of hanging styles I expect to see this year, clarification is necessary. Would a robot be penalized if it briefly swings outside the cylinder during a winching process from the 1st to the 2nd level of the pyramid? How would that even be determined?

The BUMPER ZONE is also ruled a horizontal plane, but last year they had to modify it to be in relation to the robot's stable driving orientation because of bridges and barrier crossing. I expect a similar interpretation may be necessary this year due to climbing rules.