Thread: R16 Playing Configuration
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Unread 07-01-2008, 00:15
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Re: R16 Playing Configuration
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Originally Posted by danshaffer View Post
my quickie CAD shows that if the ball is tangent to the front plane of your 38"x28" robot, then the front end of the ball will not fit within the 80" cylinder. there are some easy ways to get around this problem, however.
The BALL does not need to fit into the 80" cylinder, the rule states that the ROBOT must fit into the cylinder...the ball is no more a part of the robot than were the inner tubes last year as far as dimensions are concerned.