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Re: Scaling and G18 Interaction

I find this really interesting, and perhaps a follow up Q&A is important/necessary. I agree with the interpretation of the answer as applied in this thread, but wonder the following: most tape measure bots will be <13" in height. Tipped upright, and calling the "base" the frame perimeter, will result in a frame perimeter < 120," and a height likely under 4'6" -- if a robot started a match upright, and tipped over, this would probably violate the 15" beyond the frame perimeter rule (though there might be ways of doing it that don't. Then again, said robot would still have to follow bumper rules. (Maybe this is why this rule is what it is). Still, I wonder whether a team could inspect a robot with different sides as height (there haven't in the past been rules that define the wheel base as the bottom, just common sense). It's interesting that, as long as other frame perimeter rules are filled, we can't tip upright, and have that position count as a new, but legal, orientation. Just some thoughts.
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