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Originally Posted by jgannon
"Touching" was part of the 1/11/05 ruling... long ago. 28x38 was a recent reminder of what a "base" is. In <R05>, it says that your robot must not exceed "a flat, level rectangular base 28 inches x 38 inches, and a height of 60 inches". The base is the 28x38 side, perpendicular to the 60in height, irregardless of what your robot does after the match starts.
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I would disagree with this. Our team is not at all effected by this change (to give this some objectivity). I think what you are saying is one possible way to interpret that rule. However, when I read that, I assumed it was refering to the base of the box that the robot had to fit in. If the word "base" in <R05> was refering to the robot base, the rule would imply that all robots must have a flat, level, rectangular base. Since this is obviously not what is intended, I think 'base' refers to the base of the sizing box.
EDIT: oops, pressed enter before finishing