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Originally Posted by Cal578
Our robot climbs the outside of the pyramid corner on its belly. We put the eyebolts near the front corners of the chassis, so that if the robot were to slip and be supported by the belay ropes, it would pretty much stay safely in place.
One interpretation of "near the balance point" might lead us to put the bolts on the sides around the geometric center of the robot. In that case, if the robot were to slip, it would suddenly try to level itself. It would swing down, past level, and oscillate until something dampens the oscillation. That something might be a body part near that height, such as a head.
So, I think we're following a safer interpretation of the rule. Do you think inspectors will see it that way?
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Are you intending for your drive team to pull the robot from the pyramid and lower it to the floor in its "tilted" orientation before removing the belay ropes? I would expect the inspectors to assume the robot will be removed and set on the floor by two people holding it in an approximately horizontal orientation.