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So, teams within driving distance from St. louis =
78" high robots. (Bag, tag and bring it on a trailer)
Teams who must crate their robot for groud shipping. =
~65" high robots (70" tall crate, 4" lumber, approximately 1" for the panels)
Teams who must crate their robot and ship it by air =
~55" high robots (60" tall crate, 4" lumber, approximately 1" for the panels)
23" (~58cm) difference on allowed robot height based on where you build your robot seems unreasonable.
It's reasonable to be angry at the GDC for this, right?
EDIT: apparently for champs everyone must build a crate, but it's still a 10" (~25cm) difference.
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