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Originally Posted by ChrisH
I think the question could be rephrased as "if I lift from the floor but not so high I clear the platform, am I still hanging?" Obviously a robot in that position is placing a substantial force on the platform, but it is all side load. The vertical force to support the robot would all come from the bar.
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The HANGING definition (4.3.1) is that the robot must not be touching the platforms and SUPPORTED by the horizontal bar. I would interpret "touching" to be "in contact with any part of" so that include the side, top or bottom of the platform. I believe the SPIRIT of the whole hanging thing is to see robots that can swing freely from the horizontal bar - not touching anything else (except incidental contact with the side poles).
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