Perimeter Details

[gurellia53]

R4
In the STARTING CONFIGURATION, the ROBOT must constrain itself such that no part of the ROBOT extends outside the vertical projection of the FRAME PERIMETER, with the exception of minor protrusions such as bolt heads, fastener ends, rivets, etc.

Your wheels can't extend past your frame perimeter at the beginning of the match.

[Alan Anderson]

It sounds like you're going to have to extend your frame to encompass your wheels. I hope that won't make you exceed the perimeter limit.

[Whippet]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

It sounds like you're going to have to extend your frame to encompass your wheels.

Or, if their wheel size is inconsequential to their design, switch to smaller diameter wheels.

[Rosiebotboss]

See the Blue Box in R4.

If a ROBOT is designed as intended and pushed up against a vertical wall (in STARTING CONFIGURATION and with BUMPERS removed), only the FRAME PERIMETER (or minor protrusions) will be in contact with the wall.

[EricH]

Q&A posted an answer on this very topic.

Q231 Q. If our wheels extend past our current frame by .08", do they count as the new frame perimeter and thus increase our overall perimeter size?

A. Yes, the Frame Perimeter is determined by the string method highlighted in the blue box in R2.

I suggest someone ask Q&A how the "non-articulated" part of the definition would affect that ruling, as soon as possible. (Or: Q&A just failed a test on the rules they wrote.)