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Originally Posted by Bob Steele
I fail to see how tipping would constitute an R11 or R16 violation...those requirements are for the dimensions of the robot. Tipping on the side would not change the orthogonal dimensions of the robot..unless something was sticking out while it tipped... These rules contain NO frame of reference other than the robot itself.
The robot tipped on its side still has the same dimensions it started with and if they were within the sizing box for inspections they should be even if they are tipped on the side.
Now I could see a bumper violation perhaps... because the bumpers would no longer be within 1" and 7" of the floor... and that regulation ( from definitions in 8.1) is defined with respect to the floor.
I fail to see the reason for the rule that allows the "righting of a robot" after autonomous if the intention all along was to penalize that activity.
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It's not the tipping, in this case. The robot apparently had a part "flip" over the side of the field, not touching the floor, then "flip" back onto the robot. The only way for a part to do that without breaking either <R11> or <R16> is for the robot to tip sideways. If the robot didn't tip sideways, and the part "flipped", then the call would certainly be made; otherwise, it's up to the situation and the ref.
The "grace period" rule (<G27> this year) has been in the manual since at least 2003. I would suspect that it simply hasn't been taken out, and will return in future years. It has also been invoked very infrequently. This may be due to the fact that very few robots contact the floor outside of the arena autonomously.
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