Parameter of the Robot base

[cusack99]

So we made the standard long chassis and are fully up and running. We have our mechanism designed but with our chassis 32" long do we have to have our arms upright at the beginning in transport to stay under 42"???

[Amar Shah]

Originally Posted by cusack99

So we made the standard long chassis and are fully up and running. We have our mechanism designed but with our chassis 32" long do we have to have our arms upright at the beginning in transport to stay under 42"???

Yes. There is no concept of a frame perimeter this year, only that the entire robot fits within that bounding box for the transport configuration. Note that you can carry the robot onto the field and unfold the arms before the start of the match.

[kmusa]

The other restriction that many seem to miss is G7-C - that the starting configuration can not be in either the AUTOZONE, nor the LANDFILL ZONE. There are already questions in the Q&A if the space above the zones are included in the restriction.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by Amar Shah

Yes. There is no concept of a frame perimeter this year, only that the entire robot fits within that bounding box for the transport configuration. Note that you can carry the robot onto the field and unfold the arms before the start of the match.

Or, if you want to be slick, have the robot unfold its own arms during autonomous.