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Originally Posted by dodar
Yes, that is true but some teams are thinking about retracting the trailer inside their robot and then covering the top or covering it somehow or just retracting it in so it is harder to see
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These are questions that should not be lumped together. I'll start a list of questions that might be asked in the Q&A. Feel free to modify them and add new ones to the list.
1. If a robot is built with, say, a 24x24 footprint, is it allowed to expand beyond that to the max 28x38 footprint dimensions?
2. If #1 is permissible, can the 28x38 max footprint of the robot overlap with that of a trailer, self-towed or otherwise?
3. If #2 is permissible, are teams allowed to erect a cover/diverter above the portion of a self-towed trailer which overlaps the 28x38 max footprint?
4. If #2 is permissible, are teams allowed to employ descoring mechanisms to extract game pieces from trailers? [My "gut feeling" says this will not be allowed.]
5. If #2 is permissible, excluding the obvious exception of the trailer hitch point, may a robot contact any part of a trailer other than its bumpers?
6. Can the 38" dimension be the "wide" dimension of the robot? [I'm almost positive this will be allowed.]
Until the opening of the Q&A on Wednesday or the release of a Team Update, further speculation is pointless, and a consensus opinion is meaningless.