Thread: Can the robot extend outside of the bumper zone.
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Re: Can the robot extend outside of the bumper zone.
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Originally Posted by markulrich View Post
If you had a 27"x27" robot with bumpers on all sides could you reach out an arm to extend your robot's footprint to 27"x38"?

I assumed the answer was yes, but had read somewhere that you couldn't. Sorry if this question was already answered.
The somewhere in this case is Update #1. The answer given is No.
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