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Re: 84 inch diameter vertical right cylindrical volume ?

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
The height is of the cylinder. The height of the box is not separate from the box base (normal configuration). The way it works is with orientation to the robot. Therefore, should the robot tip completely onto one side, it is now in a horizontal right cylinder with a 90" length and an 84" diameter.
The rule states it is a "vertical right cylinder", therefore it would not move with the robot, but is stationary. Rule <G30> allows for righting of your robot by allowing them to "expand up to the FINALE CONFIGURATION volume while, and only while, performing the righting operation."