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Originally Posted by DeepWater
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Pretty much every device in those Q&A's already violates <S03> already and that is why they are disallowed.
The question comes into play when a ball harvester, like the picture of Team 33's 2004 robot from the Q&A this thread started with, is interacted with. At that point it comes down to the referee's interpretation of <S04>, and the various robot interaction rules.
Based on the direct answer from the GDC in the original Q&A a harvester is legal to be angled, a dump ramp is not per <R03>.
Re: <S03> - Definition of a Shooter
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The mechanism as shown would be a legal ball collector, but not a legal shooting mechanism because it is outside of the 28 x 38 inch allowable starting envelope. We understand your concern, but there are no exceptions to <S03>.
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=508