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Re: Robot intentionally tipping over
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Originally Posted by jkelleyrtp
While I agree that this picture should be in no way an official ruling on anything, it was more to demonstrate the that whatever is considered the frame perimeter and extension changes with robot angle to the ground. If the top of that robot is 15" past it's own bumpers, then it would be illegal if considered an extension. Instead, it seems legal according to the rules, and that even a robot at an angle perpendicular to the ground satisfies the constraints. Thus to say that tipped robots might not contribute to extension size and perimeter limitations as mentioned earlier in the thread.
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The rule that picture is related to has nothing to do with the frame perimeter or extensions beyond it. It ONLY has to do with maximum robot height.
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