[EricH]

Originally Posted by Teched3

I know this has been said before, but it is NOT an 80 sq. square, but an 80 in CYLINDER. If your robot can be placed within that 80 inch cylinder and expand or reposition without breaking the plane of that cylinder at any time, it is legal. That really puts some serious considerations on design, as deployment becomes a consideration.

The Q&A removed the cylinder as part of the rule; it's a point-to-point extension. Think of the example of an 80 inch equilateral triangle and an 80 inch diameter circle. The triangle is outside the circle...but it is legal here.