Rules

[Matt C]

Originally Posted by dcarr

Otherwise, I don't know of any rules that specify that "wheels" must touch the ground. What if you don't have "wheels" ?

Wheels? Where we're going, we don't need wheels.

[Calvin Hartley]

Originally Posted by Matt C

Wheels? Where we're going, we don't need wheels.

Made my day. Futuristic FRC games now running through my head with flying robots equipped with water cannons to shoot at targets with.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

There is no rule about contact with the field surface except that there can be nothing that extends past the Frame Perimeter in the Start Configuration. Although inspectors will check, the refs will be watching. Extending past the Frame Perimeter in Start Configuration carries some obvious penalty.

[Roger]

Remember that the tower areas have a carpet on top of the main field carpet. It might be enough to pick at your lexan when driving up onto it. While that may damage the field (illegal), it may also trip your robot (not illegal, but a problem for you).

We had this problem a couple of years ago, so it's something we look for.

Originally Posted by Matt C

Wheels? Where we're going, we don't need wheels.

When I was a kid Popular Science magazine promised me that by now.