[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by EricH

Dunno about that one, Sean. If they do like they did in 2007 with the height/weight classes (which didn't return the next year for some unknown reason), there could well be a number of smaller robots. Or they changed the size after the kit frame material was made and teams have to do the cutting down.

Sure, it's likely to be the same, but there's no reason for it to be, based on a single box dimension. (Not to mention the fact that said box could very well be a pre-built lift system that must be on the robot, not a KOP frame...)

They made a similar last minute dimensional change in 2005 to adjust to our current dimensions from 30x36 (I think, it's been a while) to through a last minute change at us from what the envelope had been for the previous 4 or 5 years. This was done after the kit bot, new that year, had been designed. I have heard about this from several people involved in the original kitbot design.

That said the size of the robots is really about getting through standard doors and staying on standard shipping palates so I would not expect much change.