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Re: Rule R17 - the flag requirement

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Originally Posted by GaryVoshol View Post
If you carry the ball exactly centered on a 28x38 frame, you have 3-1/2 inches (measured diagonally) in each corner that are not obscured by the ball. Move the ball a bit off-center, and you have even more room.
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Originally Posted by Molten View Post
From what I have obverved from your comments on various threads, your robot will have conveyer belts that fit in 3 1/2 inches? Or are you just playing the devil's advicate?
The question in this thread was how were you going to fit the flag mounting on your robot if you were carrying a trackball. My calculations show where the flagpole could go without interfering with your ball-handling. You can figure out how to get the ball onboard using the rest of the space on the robot for the manipulator(s).
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