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Originally Posted by Collmandoman
And the baseball analogy... when a baseball player is on a base he just sits there.. he goes to the base to avoid being tagged out..
When a robot goes to a loading zone... he doesn't just sit there (auto loading zone) he attempts to perform a task.. the baseball analogy is just irrelevant
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I think you miss the point of the analogy. It doesn't matter if you have your entire body covering the base; you aren't safe unless you're actually touching it. The loading zone is designed as a safety zone so that robots don't injure nearby field attendants and human players. The standardized way to ensure that a robot is actually in the zone is to make sure that something is touching the zone. The reason it must be part of the base or drive train is to fulfill the requirement of <G12> that the loading zone not be used as a perpetual safety zone, much as a baseball player cannot attach a string to second base, and then waltz over to third. If your body is touching the base, you're safe. If not, you're free game. The baseball analogy is quite pertinent.