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Re: Rope Length: FROM FLOOR

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Originally Posted by mac View Post
Is it not possible to heavy knot up the strap or rope up high or down low so you would have a huge gap to the floor. ...
If you're asking what I think you're asking, the answer is no, per I04-B, as updated in Team Update 02:

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A ROPE must meet the following criteria (see Figure 9-2 for letter references):
B. be designed/configured to be at least 5 ft. 3 in. (~160 cm) long (measured end to end) measured from the side of the ROPE’S retaining feature (per I04-E) that abuts the DAVIT fingers (L), to the farthest point on the ROPE from this feature.
As to geometry questions, the "size box" and the bumper zone move with the parts of the robot which would be touching the floor if it weren't hanging from the rope.

From the blue box for G04:
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These measurements are intended to be made as if the ROBOT is resting on a flat floor, not relative to the height of the ROBOT from the FIELD carpet.
And the blue box for R23 is like unto it:
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This measurement is intended to be made as if the ROBOT is resting on a flat floor (without changing the ROBOT configuration), not relative to the height of the ROBOT from the FIELD carpet. Examples include:
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