pic: rotary walker side hanging

[Rich Wong]

Originally Posted by Andy Grady

Just a little word of warning for your team. According to the FIRST definition for hanging, that robot looks as if it is not hanging due to the hook of your robot touching the side bar. This may or may not be something your team has already discovered, but I just figured I would let ya know, just in case ya missed it because it would be a shame if all that hard work and wonderful design was in jeopardy of getting you points.

From the FIRST Q&A Forum...

ID: 566 Section: 4.3 Status: Answered Date Answered: 2/15/2004

Q: Is a robot legally hanging if from the floor it extends a rectangular tower (open in center) over the top of the vert bar to contact the horiz bar and pull itself up resting against the outside of the vert more than 12" up?

A: For the your situation, if the vertical post is removed as a SUPPORTING object, it is not apparent that the robot would not be touching the platform. Given that the referees need to make immediate decisions, the situation you present is not easily answered. In theory, the method suggested in your ......., NO POINTS.

Not to throw cold water on you great robot design but I showed the picture to a soon-to-be-head-referee and he questioned to contact between the robot and the vertical pole.

He made two points:
1.If I remove the vertical support, will the robot swing down and NOT touch the ground?

2. If the vertical support was not there, could the robot have hanged by itself?

If the answer is YES to both questions, he would probably award the 50 points.

This is NOT an official ruling just a comment on the "little" I know.
Sorry, if this causes any problems.