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Re: What is the hardest (yet possible) task in this year's game?

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
I think its risky to read things into the rules that are not there. In this case Im not talking about the difficultys of technical writing.

Extend means extend. If I say I can extend my head so I am 8 feet tall, then I stand on a ladder, you will laugh at me.

If FIRST means that no robot shall break the horizontal plane X feet above the floor for any reason, then they would have said that.

If you are not allowed to extend, that does not mean you cannot jump, hop, float, fly, toss a ball in the air, send up a blast of air....

adding (what is not there) to the rules will limit the creativity of the teams coming up with unique ideas.
I totally agree (with your first sentence). While I am inclined to agree that the restriction should be on Robot size, I would prefer to wait for a clarification from Q&A. It seems strange to me that the floor and platform was referenced ("Maximum Height - A ROBOT may not extend above 60” above the floor or the ALLIANCE PLATFORM in a stable configuration at any time during a match...") as opposed to just stating the maximum height OF THE ROBOT cannot exceed 60".
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