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Originally Posted by BrianR
You can't make diamond shaped sides anymore, they have to be within 10 degrees of vertical as the rules state here
<R04> "Wedge” robots are not allowed. Robots must be designed so that interaction with other robots results in
pushing rather than tipping or lifting. Neither offensive nor defensive wedges are allowed. All parts of a
robot between 0 and 8.5 inches from the ground (the top of the bumper zone – see Rule <R35>) that might
push against another robot must be within 10 degrees of vertical. Devices deployed outside the robot's
footprint should be designed to avoid wedging. If a mechanism or an appendage (a ball harvester, for
example) becomes a wedge that interferes with other robots, penalties, disabling, or disqualification can occur
depending on the severity of the infraction.
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I believe that the rule is refereeing to the sides of your robot. So that you cannot tip another bot. I do not believe that there is any restriction to the actual shape the bot looking down at it. I dont know if that made any sense to any of you all but it did to me....