[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by NShep98

The orientation of the robot at any given time has no relevance to the rule.



Meaning unless they have some sort of secret mechanism that keeps the robot in that orientation while sitting on a flat floor, which I highly doubt they do, they are fine according to bumper rules.

I think what Michael is thinking of isn't the bumper rules, but the 15" extension rule, which made a lot of single joint rotary climbers illegal. 118's harpoon however, clearly never extends more than 15" past the bumpers, so there's no reason for concern.