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Originally Posted by daniel_dsouza
Hi CD,
Our team was debating climbing mechanisms, and have iterated down to 2 designs. One is vastly simpler than the other, but may infringe upon the rules (hence the post). Keep reading for details.
So if a robot starts on the ground, and extends an arm to the second horizontal pole, with an attachment that loops over the top of the pole, would that be an infringement of the rules? I do not recall the rules manual saying that there may be small protrusions into a 3rd level, but rather that the robot may only be in 2 levels at once.
I think that this is an infringement of the rules, but some of my team members disagree.
I argue that the robot would need to get off the ground, and climb until it is at level 2 before it can hang from the 2nd bar. Whereas my team members say that there is only a small protrusion into level 3, so the robot can climb into level 2 (above 1st bar.)
Thanks in advance.
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For a valid climb, your robot may occupy more than 2 zones, however, it may not contact the pyramid in more than 2 zones. An attachment to the second horizontal pole, as mentioned above, counts as contact in LEVEL 2. However, this contact cannot be made while in contact with the ground (LEVEL 0), as these are not consecutive levels, thereby such an act would invalidate the climb. The robot must be completely lifted off the ground before contacting the second horizontal bar. However, if this condition is met, the climb may proceed as valid.