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Re: <R12>

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Originally Posted by BobC View Post
But the question was "Where the arm might stick 4 or 5 feet outside the robot to place the top tube?"

38 inch robot plus 60 inch arm equals 98 inches which is more than 72 inches.
R12 is very clear. They define a "Box" 72"x72" of which the diagonal is more than 101"
But, if the arm swings out of the box, you risk being panelized. I don't know if this will be an inspection item this year. The sizing is already complicated with the different classes. The Refs may have a way of measuring on the field.

Try designing a round robot using omni wheels. It will be very hard to define the width and depth axis.
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