Don't fall over

[McGurky]

Originally Posted by rich2202

Q15 clarified that "The vertical cylinder specified in [G23] is not coupled with the ROBOT'S orientation and is always vertical."

Q40 reiterated tha the horizontal volume requirement of [g23] is relative to the field (floor)

So, if you robot is more than 54 inches tall, and it falls over, it immediately violates G23 54" rule. That is a foul, and the other team gets 3 points. If it can't get back up, then it is a continuous violation, and the other team gets 30 points.

***Keep in mind that this may change in future Team updates.

I do not believe that it was the intent of the rule to penalize teams that fall over, except maybe intentionally to block the flow of the match. But there is a different Penalty for that.