<R3> A. Robot Height

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The way they designed the Backstops (so that the tops are at exactly 78" above the scoring platforms), and allowed us to go up to that height and no further, makes it pretty easy to see from across the floor from each side of the field, where we can pretty much expect the Ref's to be positioned during matches I'd think. You hide the backstop top bars when driving on the carpet, they are going to be questioning you as you might be 2" high. Easy to check though if they just roll you up on an empty platform...That top of the top bar on the backstop should be equal to or above your robot when up there. You hide the bar, it may be tape measure & question time. Blue box pretty much covers it in both sections. Alliance wall height on the carpet, backstops on the platform, and transition from both is also covered. **No plain wheelies on the open carpet though.

(Of course I also saw 3 different robots strike the Truss last year too...1 with a huge "CLANG!" How did that happen? (They cleared when flat, but they were run into quite hard, it lifted one end quite high while they were still moving toward the truss, and it came back down at just the right spot and slapped the truss w/ their end wheels still a few inches off the floor, bounced of, then drove right under it).

My question is that the Crate Instructions are not out yet (usually found with the Admin. Manual), and according to all the recent shipping crates over the past few years all the crates had to be no more than 70" high (so they could be double stacked), including the 4 X 4's for forklifting, top & bottom (floor), of the crates. 70"-5"=65" High inside.

Now, How do you fit a 78" tall "Bagged Robot", into a 4' X ' 4' X approx 65" tall max. inside height crate without unbagging & taking it apart? Not even corner to corner on a diagonal fit if it is a ft wide or more. They must know what they are doing though.