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Robot Arm Extension
Does anyone know if at any time your robot's arm or wings can extend outside of the 72" restriction and then come to rest inside the 72"?
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Re: Robot Arm Extension
When you're in your home zone, yes, you may extend however far you want.
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Re: Robot Arm Extension
Home zone only. Not sure I'd go in, unfold, and go out. Stay in the 72" box if possible if you'll be deploying/undeploying often.
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Re: Robot Arm Extension
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but you are allowed to think diagonally in the box. http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=1121 Last edited by eugenebrooks : 14-01-2007 at 18:45. |
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Re: Robot Arm Extension
I don't understand what people keep saying about diagonally in the box. The only way that is possible is if your arm is on an angle from the rest of your bot, and to what advantage would that give you. Its not like when your robot moves in said box that the box doesnt move with it. You are confined to the box no matter what way you face. So your arm can't be any further out than 72 inches unless the arm itself is diagonal from your robot, which to me seems pretty pointless.
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Last edited by Billfred : 14-01-2007 at 20:21. |
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Last edited by Stephen Kowski : 14-01-2007 at 20:16. |
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Re: Robot Arm Extension
Put your robot in one corner of the 72" square box and rotate it 45 degrees, so it is facing the opposite corner of the box.
Now do you see how it can be more than 72" long? |
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i think someone should draw a picture of this
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Done:
![]() I love my tablet |
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that thar's some gud drawin skil!
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By this defination the orientation of the robot does not have an importance or worth. Therefore it doesn't matter which way the robot faces it would still be out of the box. Just think about it, if they meant it. they would have to give everyone a direction in which this virtual box faces. Quote:
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Re: Robot Arm Extension
My interpretation of the rule is that as long as you can take your fully extended robot and put it in a 72x72 inch box (regardless of robot orientation), you're legal.
I think FIRST needs to make some clarifications. |
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Re: Robot Arm Extension
I agree FIRST needs to clearify this, because some people might try this diagonal approach, personally, I would rather be safe than sorry
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