84" zone

[thefro526]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

And don't for a moment think that the inspectors won't mention to the referees on the field the fact that when your arm is horizontal it exceeds 84".

I just want to expand on Don's Comment a bit, just in case other people come in with similar questions.

Usually, in years where there is a maximum size constraint, you will be asked during the inspection process if you can exceed this dimension, and will be tested to see if you can exceed this dimension. If you are able to expand beyond this dimension, the inspectors will usually note under what circumstances you can expand and pass this information onto the referees.

Personally, we can theoretically expand beyond 84" when our arm is parallel with the ground and our mini-bot deployment system is activated. Knowing this, we plan on implementing a software safety that prevents us from deploying our mini-bot while the arm is not in the home position. I would suggest that all other teams implement something similar to avoid unnecessary penalties.