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Re: How do you get your other ball
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Originally Posted by boiler View Post
Unfortunately, the wedge rule is back and very clear in <R19>: "Neither offensive nor defensive wedges are allowed"
A part of the rule directly after that sentence reads: All parts of a ROBOT between 0 and 8.5 inches from the ground (the top of the BUMPER ZONE) that are used to push against or interact with an opposing ROBOT must be within 10 degrees of vertical...

So, since 2005, our robots have always had a 9 1/2 degree wedge, which is perfectly legal.
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