Starting Heigh versus Shipping Height: A FIRST Trick?

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Originally Posted by wether

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How would a team that hadn't read the aforementioned section know that they couldn't actually build a 6' tall robot?
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Two things I'm going to comment on here.

First is not reading the manual. If you choose not to read the whole manual then its only your fault, not anyone else's, especially FIRST's fault. The manual can be compared to a textbook in school. If you choose not to use your textbook, you are asking to fail classes.

Second is the height differences. What do you mean "couldn't actually build a 6 foot tall robot"? Just because the crate is limited to 5'10" does not mean your robot can not be 6'. This is part of the overall challenge of the FRC and you have to find a way to make it work, whether it is having your robot shipped in more than 1 part or making it collapsable. You will have to find a way to make it work.