Question about 1114's Climb

[Tem1514 Mentor]

Originally Posted by FrankJ

First of all that is one awesome robot. But it does seem to violate G23-1A since the 54 cylinder is relative to the robot when contacting the pyramid. (At least the way I read the rule.) Obviously the refs & inspectors at Waterloo have a different interpretation & they are the ones with a vote.

As I understand the rule, as long the robot will fit into 54 inch cylinder it is legal when you are touching your pyramid. Again this is one of those rules that is hard to call on the fly.