minibot string

[zebrabots]

Can we have a string on our minibot that allows us to pull it down from the top of the pool.

[Matt C]

Does it make your minibot larger than 12"x12"x12"?

[zebrabots]

yes, but does it say that the minibot can not exceed playing configurations?

[Nadav Zingerman]

Originally Posted by zebrabots

yes, but does it say that the minibot can not exceed playing configurations?

Yes.

<R91> The MINIBOT may not exceed a 12” x 12” x 12” volume and weigh no more than 15 lbs.

Also, it's not called playing configurations, that refers to the ROBOT.

[zebrabots]

Well then how are we suppose to get the minibot off the pole?!?

[Jon Stratis]

That is part of the challenge, Zebra. I guarantee you that you'll see teams who figured out how to build an effective minibot that is also easy and safe to remove.

[joeweber]

Where does it say that the mini bot must start inside the frame parameter at the start of the game?

[Jon Stratis]

<R14> When a ROBOT is in its STARTING CONFIGURATION, no part of the ROBOT shall extend outside the vertical projection of the FRAME PERIMETER (with the exception of minor protrusions such as bolt heads, fastener ends, rivets, etc).

ROBOT – the composite electromechanical assembly designed and built by a FRC team to perform specific tasks when competing in the 2011 competition LOGO MOTION. The ROBOT must include all the basic systems required to be an active participant in the game – power, communications, control, mobility, and actuation. The ROBOT implementation must obviously follow a design approach intended to play the 2011 FRC game (e.g. a box of unassembled parts placed on the FIELD, or a ROBOT designed to play a different game, would not satisfy this definition). The ROBOT includes both the HOSTBOT and one MINIBOT (ROBOT = HOSTBOT + MINIBOT).

FRAME PERIMETER – the polygon defined by the outer-most set of exterior vertices on the HOSTBOT (without the BUMPERS attached) that are within the BUMPER ZONE.

Taken together, you can see that all parts of the ROBOT (which, by definition, contain both the HOSTBOT and the MINIBOT) must reside within the FRAME PERIMETER at the start of the match.