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Re: do carried orbit balls need to be within the set dimensions?

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Originally Posted by b williams View Post
I was just wondering, if you were to use a hopper system, would any balls you're carrying need to stay within the volume limits of the robot, or would they be able to, say, exceed the height limit?
Are the moon rocks part of the robot? How about the Empty Cells and Super Cells?

While I don't have an official answer, the way I'd interpret the rules is that the robot can not exceed the volume limits, but that anything that isn't part of the robot (such as the trailer) can. Ask Q&A to be sure.
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