Thread: Stabilizer legs
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Unread 11-01-2011, 22:19
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Re: Stabilizer legs

Al,

I think you got my idea right. There would be arms that swing out to fill the 84" diameter and then have wheels on the end that reach through the bumper zone to the ground for stability.

Your interpretation demonstrates the problem though. If my device is forbidden, then any arm that has a claw which goes through the bumper zone to pick up a tube is also forbidden, which I really hope the GDC is not doing. I Do intend to take this to Q&A tomorrow though.

(PS It's funny the kind of ideas that pop into your head while trying to explain to your mentors why it would be illegal to have bumpers that reshape themselves during a match)
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