pic: BeachBot Pseudo-Crab drive, partially assembled

[s_forbes]

I think I understand where Paul is coming from; we had the idea at the beginning of build season to attach the bumpers and trailer hitch on a turntable so they could be moved relative to the rest of the robot, but threw it out because of rule R18.B:

Originally Posted by <R18> B

The Trailer Hitch must be rigidly attached to a fixed location on the ROBOT, with the long dimension of the Trailer Hitch horizontal and the opening of the C-channel facing away from the ROBOT. The horizontal center line of the Trailer Hitch must be 2-13/16 inches above the floor, +/- 0.25 inches.

It seemed obvious to us at the time that the design would not pass inspection... based on the logic we were using at the time, 330's design is questionable, as is any robot with a swerve drive to some degree. It's kind of a hazy subject that will be left open to the inspector's interpretation.

I certainly hope there are no inspection issues though... it's a cool design!