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Originally Posted by MikeDubreuil
Let me just say this question should be answered by FIRST Q/A or maybe someone from the GDC can chime in....
I think this is a rule where a judgment call on safety must be made. Whether your robot is unsafe depends on where the "throwing mechanism" is on your robot. This rule depends on the interpretation of throwing mechanism. I would say that the throwing mechanism is the device that actually transfers power to the ball. For instance, a spinning wheel, catapult or whatever. That must be in the 28" x 38" x 60" package. However, if your cannon is just guiding the ball to a certain angle I think it can come out of the original package, as long as it doesn't extend past 5' x 5' x 5'.
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I think Mike is on to something here. If the throwing mechanism is a spinning wheel and it remains contained within the starting envelope in the turret, then it wouldn't matter if part of the guiding cannon/tube/etc. extended past the starting dimensions. Since it refers to <S01>, the rule is probably intended to keep fast spinning mechanisms and other dangerous mechanisms contained well inside the robot, instead of hanging off the side. However, I believe if the throwing mechanism used was a conveyor belt design that ran the length of the cannon/tube, then it would be in violation of this rule.