Contrary to popular opinion..."wedge" robots are out

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by David Brinza

<R04> Bans robots with wedged surfaces. Any surface less than 8.5" above the ground that may contact other robots must be within 10 degrees of vertical.

Last season, there was a CD thread/poll suggesting that FIRST address wedged or "ramp" bots. It seems that many teams were frustrated by robots (Team 980's included) that had a wedge design that discouraged pushing or ramming. There were 73 replies to the question: 'Should FIRST address "ramp bots"?' The poll question was "Should FIRST make a rule to limit the angle of the sides of our robots?" So this year, FIRST imposed a rule limiting the angle.

BTW, Here's the thread/poll from last season:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=37652

Does this qualify as a disconnect ??

While FIRST did make a rule regarding wedge bots y'know there are folks who will "interpret" the rules as it suits them and test the limits. We'll see come competition time how strict they are with the rule.
I think the main reason FIRST put forth the rule is because this years game endorses more physical action and this is the trade off so we don't have toppled robots littering the field.