Robot intentionally tipping over

[jkelleyrtp]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

That picture has virtually nothing to do with this discussion.

A) It's referring the maximum height of the robot.
B) It's in reference to the robot being on a flat floor or not, not the orientation of the robot.


Please be careful not to post non-relevant information in these threads regarding rules questions. While nobody should take CD's opinion as a ruling, we must be careful to avoid spreading false information.

While I agree that this picture should be in no way an official ruling on anything, it was more to demonstrate the that whatever is considered the frame perimeter and extension changes with robot angle to the ground. If the top of that robot is 15" past it's own bumpers, then it would be illegal if considered an extension. Instead, it seems legal according to the rules, and that even a robot at an angle perpendicular to the ground satisfies the constraints. Thus to say that tipped robots might not contribute to extension size and perimeter limitations as mentioned earlier in the thread.