Thread: Robots Hanging from the Floor
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Re: Robots Hanging from the Floor
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Originally Posted by ChrisH
I think the question could be rephrased as "if I lift from the floor but not so high I clear the platform, am I still hanging?" Obviously a robot in that position is placing a substantial force on the platform, but it is all side load. The vertical force to support the robot would all come from the bar.
The HANGING definition (4.3.1) is that the robot must not be touching the platforms and SUPPORTED by the horizontal bar. I would interpret "touching" to be "in contact with any part of" so that include the side, top or bottom of the platform. I believe the SPIRIT of the whole hanging thing is to see robots that can swing freely from the horizontal bar - not touching anything else (except incidental contact with the side poles).

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