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Re: Robot Size Question

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Originally Posted by danebouchie View Post
So if left free to drop, it would be illegal, because no one can hold it in place (assuming that there was no mechanism that did so) thus breaking the limit at the start of round, correct?
If you designed it such that it would hold itself upright until the robot moved, then you would be fine. However, if the appendage dropped down as soon as you walked away from the robot before the match started, then it would be illegal, as it started the match outside the FRAME PERIMETER.
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