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Re: "Load Bearing Surface"

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Originally Posted by AmyPrib
I like the suggestion for making the "in" zone to be touching with robot base or being in the 3d space 6" above the triangle. We are all logical enough to know what is 6" above the triangle to avoid argument calls - 6" allows for your drive base to be "hovering" inside the zone. But it prevents robots from reaching their long arm into the higher 3d space from 10ft away, that's not really "safe". I think touching and allowing 3d space of 6" height be to considered "in" seems to encompass the intent of the original rule.
I like this concept, except that no ref will have a six-inch measurement device handy. How about using some reference from the guardrail pipe?
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