Ruling on R12 at SBPLI Regional

[Spider-Man]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

This seems to be how the referees on Long Island are interpreting the rule, but it is not correct as per clarification within the Q&A system. The proper interpretation is that the robot's orientation within a 72" square is inconsequential, such that placing the robot at a diagonal to any side of that square such that it fits within the bounds is acceptable.

An infinitely thin arm could attached to an infinitely thin robot could be as long as ~104" and satisfy <R12>.

I now realize the error in my ways.
http://forums.usfirst.org/showthread.php?t=1718

Tomorrow, somebody should bring this Q&A response to the head referee.

[EmilioM]

You are correct. Our team asked FIRST as we were designing the robot at the very beginning of the build season and the clarification stated that if the robot fits inside the 72" x 72" box by ANY orientation, it is considered within the parameters. You were right, the penalty is unjust.