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Re: Rule G29

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Originally Posted by stillwaters130 View Post
<G29> ROBOT orientation - ROBOTS must start the match with their long (maximum) dimension in a vertical orientation.

Does this mean that a short bot has to begin standing up on it's side? It seems like an awfully strange rule to have - I was wondering if anybody else had a different interpretation of it.
No. In the past, "flop-bots"--robots that start on one end and "flop" down--have been done. 67 and 340 in '05 and 71 in '02 come to mind. this is what the rule is talking about. If you have a robot with a drivebase larger than the box's base, you will need to have it "flop" (or slide or drop or whatever) at the start of the match.
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