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Re: "Load Bearing Surface"

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Originally Posted by Billfred
That is correct--but in the Q&A, they mentioned 28x38. Therein lies the confusion.
1617 says:
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The robot base is considered to be any load-bearing surface within the maximum 28" x 38" robot base size.
The 28x38 refers only to the "base". The drive train is not redefined in 1617, so the ruling of 978, that the drive train counts as touching, still stands regardless of size.
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