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Re: Ramps extending outside of the home zone

Here's is what I found in the FIRST Q&A:

Assume the following condition:
Our bot deploys a platform and ramp for another bot to climb. Our bot is in the home zone but part of our ramp extends past the home zone line. A bot climbs the ramp and sits on the platform. That bot, and the platform, are clearly within the home zone.

Does the bot on the platform score the points even though our ramp extends outside of the home zone?

Can a robot that is supporting the raised robot be partially out of the home zone as long as the raised robot is within the home zone?

Answer:
Under the provisions of Rule <G56>, each robot entirely within the Home Zone at the end of the match may be eligible for bonus points (depending upon the height off the floor that the robot is raised). If the robot is being supported off the floor by another robot, there is no requirement that the supporting robot be entirely within the Home Zone.

So it's legal to be outside the HZ as long as the supported bots are entirely in the HZ.
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