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Re: pic: Ball Harvester

We're using <R32> "ROBOT to ROBOT Interaction" to describe ROBOT to Trailer interaction, but that seems to also be the way the GDC is doing it.

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Originally Posted by <R32>
B. Contact within the BUMPER ZONE is generally acceptable.

C. If a portion of the BUMPER PERIMETER polygon is unprotected by BUMPERS, any contact by another ROBOT within the unprotected region (including the vertical projection of the unprotected region) will be considered incidental contact and will not be penalized.
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Originally Posted by 8.2 Definitions
BUMPER ZONE – the volume contained between two virtual horizontal planes, one inch above the floor and seven inches above the floor.
The BUMPER ZONE extends both outside and inside your robot. The portion of your robot between 1 and 7 inches off the floor is included in your BUMPER ZONE.

Therefore one could argue that contact between 1 and 7 inches off the floor should be considered incidental.
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