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Re: pic: This is our robot as of last night. Alot more should get done this week now
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Originally Posted by jgannon
Remember, the 72" limit is within the plane parallel to the floor, not the height. In any case, you're right that it's only a problem if your arm is straight out. I did some trig here that indicates that a widthless arm would be allowed to protrude up to 49.8 inches, minus rear bumpers, from the front of your robot. (Though that thread was speculative, my interpretation was upheld by the Q&A.) So, as long as they don't have their arm straight out while fully extended, they should be perfect. |
The 49.8 inches is assuming that your arm has no width to it. The wider your arm is, the shorter it can extend without breaking the 72" x 72" box.
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