2nd Most Awaited Q and A Answer?

[SteveGPage]

An update:

[G21]Robots may extend one appendage up to 14 in. beyond a single edge of their frame perimeter at any time.
Violation: Foul for exceeding size allotments; Technical-Foul for continuous or repeated violations.


These appendages are intended for use in manipulating Basketballs and/or Bridges. A Robot may have multiple extension devices onboard, but only one may be deployed at a given time.

All portions of an appendage that are outside the Frame Perimeter must be contiguous with each other. Very brief violations of the contiguity requirement as a single appendage is being extended or retracted will not be penalized.

[Tuba4]

Originally Posted by SteveGPage

An update:

[G21]Robots may extend one appendage up to 14 in. beyond a single edge of their frame perimeter at any time.
Violation: Foul for exceeding size allotments; Technical-Foul for continuous or repeated violations.


These appendages are intended for use in manipulating Basketballs and/or Bridges. A Robot may have multiple extension devices onboard, but only one may be deployed at a given time.

All portions of an appendage that are outside the Frame Perimeter must be contiguous with each other. Very brief violations of the contiguity requirement as a single appendage is being extended or retracted will not be penalized.

This is good news. It should put the question to rest for most kinds of appendages. I am not certain how it will impact ball harvesters using a rotating drum with surgical tubing whips, which seem to be a common choice. I think they may still not be legal. Clearly if the drum does not extend beyond the frame perimeter and only the "whips" do, that would not be legal. And if your drum was able to move and extend, then it would need to retract in order to extend a bridge appendage.

[Nick Lawrence]

I love common sense.

-Nick

[swwrobotics]

Is is legal to have an appendage with moving parts on it? Aka: pneumatics, motors etc?

[Dale]

There's nothing in the rules that says it can't have moving parts.