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Unread 11-01-2013, 23:56
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Re: Wheelless Robot?

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
More to the point, can a frame damage the carpet?

It's also not terribly difficult to put some plastic on the bottom of a metal frame using countersunk screws or appropriate adhesive.


To answer the original question: If you have designed your robot to play the game in such a way that you do not need to move, I would say that you have satisfied the rules. (I would like to note that I have seen a wheelless robot take the field before, but it's been several years and a slight rule change on the definition of robot since that happened.)
I haven't seen a wheelless robot myself, but there was that infamous match at Midwest where teams elected not to move and start the match in a 30 point scoring configuration:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27756
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