45 Degree rule...

[kevinw]

When joining the FRCtech2002 group, there was an option to receive special notices. I just received a special notice from frcengineers indicating that the angle in question is 45 degrees. Not sure if this is outdated, but it's the only special notice I received on the issue... This is exactly what it said:

We have been flooded with questions regarding interaction with the
goal. We have previously stated that we would allow a robot to push
on the vertical surface of the stainless steel edge around the upper
and lower plywood decks. We will also allow a robot to push on the
lower surface (edge) of the stainless steel angle that surrounds the
upper plywood deck with a surface/device/material angled at 45
degrees or more from the horizontal.

This deviates from our initial thoughts. Caution is advised,
however, because devices like this that damage the goal will be
disallowed at the competition. FIRSTsnow