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Originally Posted by dieDoktor
So, and I think I already know the answer, if a robot was made so that, in the last 20 seconds, the frame supporting the bumpers(not the bumpers alone) was raised the two feet to be above the goal BUT the wheels remained on the ground, this would be a violation correct?
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That's the basic picture. But, it's also where the contradiction comes in. If I'm not fully supported by the tower, what else am I supported by? By the new G19-1, it seems I can't lift myself from below (be supported by the floor), or do anything to change the bumper height relative to the floor such that the bumpers leave the bumper zone. I could be supported by another robot on my alliance, so long as I am touching the rung. So that opens a possibility. But, barring that, the combination of rules says that I need to lift my robot from above, not jack it up from below.
Also, I second Kevin Leonard's point. This calls into question the legality of the Ri3D 1.0 robot's scaling mechanism. That design either violates the new G19-1, since the bumpers are vertical, or it may violate the 15 inch rule for extensions beyond the frame perimeter. If I consider the floor to be the plane at the robot's wheels when it's folded up, then does that mechanism extend 15 inches beyond the bumpers? I can't tell from the video.