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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik
No, my real concern is going to be short bots with tape measure/single point winch lifts. If the robot tilts over sideways during the lift, it seems highly likely that the tape measure will be outside the 15" envelope until the robot completes its lift. I'm going to pose that one to the GDC as soon as the Q&A opens, since I don't think it's been consistently called or even thought about in the past. In 2010, for instance, the cheesy poofs' tape measure lift would've been illegal under this interpretation. Although in this game, the penalty is a 5 pt foul and eventual disabling, which is still a net 5 pt gain.
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Note that the 2010 rules specified a "finale configuration" volume that robots had to remain in. They specifically stated the the other rules about extending past the frame perimeter did not apply while the robot was touching the tower and in its finale configuration. IIRC, the finale configuration was a 82" diameter, 90" tall right cylinder, with respect to the floor.. Different rules this yearcheer is NOT working equicalent to 2010, so I don't think we can go with the assumption that it's the same.