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Re: Ground Clearance

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Originally Posted by CDH Jeff View Post
Is there a specific height off the ground that parts of the robot have to be, other than the wheels? Or can something like, say, a ramp touch the floor?
There is no specific height that the robot must be (other than Erics points). Anything touching the floor that could be considered a traction device (even if it produces very little to no traction) will be cause for the inspectors to look closer and possibly fail your robot at inspection.

Between the regolith sheets (at the Kickoff in Manchester) there were small ridges. I'd suggest at least an 1/8" clearence for any non wheel part.
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