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Re: 2013 Robot Dimensions

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Originally Posted by Boe View Post
I agree it led to a really diverse field of robot types that hasn't been seen recently, which was nice and really made this game one of the best from a strategists point of view. It would have been cool though to see some of the robots people could have made with the old size. Also perimeter should be the new measurement it lead to a lot of different looking robots, and also seemed to be a lot easier for inspectors to check.
Actually, it was harder for inspectors to check, but easier for teams to pass! with the sizing box in previous years, inspectors had it easy - they got to stand back while teams tried to shove their robot into the box. This year, inspectors had to pull out the tape measure and work their way around the entire robot, making sure the tape wasn't going over a "minor protrusion" and was pulled tight. Much more work for the inspector
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