This issue is currently a "grey issue" as defined purely by the rulebook.
Quote:
<G16> Maximum Height - A ROBOT may not extend above 60” above the floor or the ALLIANCE
PLATFORM in a stable configuration at any time during a match. Each violation shall result in a penalty
of 5 points per occurrence or 5 points per ball shot or ball blocked during the occurrence, whichever is
greater. ROBOTs designed to violate this rule are not allowed. For example, a ROBOT that extends a
blocking device in front of the center goal will be disqualified. Transient conditions that may cause a
diagonal dimension of the robot to momentarily exceed the 60” height restriction – such as during a tipover
or when climbing onto the ALLIANCE PLATFORM – are not subject to this rule. The one
exception to the height restriction is provided in rule <R13> (flag rule).
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What is defined as a "Stable Configuation"?
Is that just when you are being acted upon by other robots, field, or game elements that you are unstable, or are unfolding or midway points of motion unstable?
This is definately a question for the Q&A