Car Nack Prredicts 13-1

[DampRobot]

Originally Posted by Mr. Lim

Painful, but true.

To add my own twist to this...

During 1st week, I think over 50% of >10pt climb attempts will (or should) be illegal due to robots breaking the 54" cylinder rule.

Teams won't take into account that a) the bumpers are included in the cylinder, or b) the cylinder is always projected vertically from the floor.

You can't reach forward very far, or have your robot tip very much while climbing.

Could you quote the rule for this? It was my understanding that since the BUMPERS are attached to the ROBOT, and since it is the ROBOT that needed to fit within the 54" cylinder, the ROBOT does not include BUMPERS.