ELEVATED but not hanging?

[dipmeinaluminum]

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

Dana,

This doesn't happen often, but I totally disagree with you on your interpretation. Nowhere do they reference the word "hanging" when they talk about SUSPENDED. At first, I thought what you thought, but now I am convinced the scenario I posted earlier will remain perfectly legal.

Think of it this way: what if I had ramps on my robot so you could drive up my robot. Then I had some mechanism that lifted both of us up and I was above the platform. Your robot is definitely not hanging from mine as it is sitting on my robot, but you are certainly SUSPENDED based on the definition in the rules.

What am I missing?

Paul

I have to agree, the design team and I are going crazy over this. Nowhere does it say hang.

"ELEVATED: A ROBOT that is completely above the plane of the PLATFORM and in contact with the TOWER shall be considered ELEVATED."

fine i accept this. now what's considered a PART of the tower?

"A TOWER is located in the center of each BUMP. Each TOWER is composed of a base and a pipe
superstructure. The PLATFORM is the horizontal surface of the base, and provides a solid surface
to support ROBOTS during the game"

ok, fine.....so if i drive on the PLATFORM i am awarded 2pts..and i am considered ELEVATED.

"SUSPENDED: A ROBOT only in contact with an ELEVATED ROBOT and/or a SUSPENDED
ROBOT shall be considered SUSPENDED."

so that robot cannot be in contact with anything else but an ELEVATED robot. but what if they climb on me like in 2007, and I am ELEVATED, and I AM in CONTACT with the TOWER......

If i am right. someone on my team is going to bake me cupcakes for Mentors Day...
CD, i need cupcakes....