8 Inch rule?????

[neal]

Originally Posted by EricH

8" from the vertex of the frame perimeter on each side of the vertex of the frame perimeter. Not 8" on the side of the robot. Not 5" on the perimeter + 3" outside the perimeter. 8" from the vertex of the frame perimeter on each side of the vertex of the frame perimeter. The configuration you are proposing should not pass inspection at any event, as it only has 5" on one side of two vertices.

Neal, I would suggest understanding the implications of [R33] as currently written, which says quite clearly that 1) bumpers must be supported by the frame of the robot, 2) as part of that support there is a maximum gap depth or width, and 3) as part of the support the ends of the bumper need to be supported (this particular item was added in Update 2, IIRC). Because of that, you will need at least the equivalent of 8" of frame supporting the bumpers. Yeah, you'd only have 11" of opening on the narrow side. So does everyone else who is smart enough to build their robots 1" undersize to avoid trouble with the size box. At least you're not getting told this at your first regional...

Thanks for clarification, Eric. We did make them 8 inches. Now we just hope our grabber works well with 11" opening.

That would be really bad if we never changed it and they told us at the regionals.