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Re: Your tall opaque robot is now illegal
Aside from effecting mechanisms, defensive robots, cheesecake, etc.
At a grander level this makes shorter robots whose cameras could possibly be obstructed a little more valuable and tall robots with cameras unblockable a little less valuable. The tall teams that made the strategic tradeoff in the beginning of the season probably aren't super happy right now.. |
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This all cuts both ways right? Like if we had a tall robot and we drove in front of our team mate just on the field at any point in time would we be flagged?
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Q: "We want to modify our robot with a component specifically intended to do something outlawed by the rules. Is that against the rules?"
A: "Yes, a component intended to break the rules is against the rules" CD: RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE! While I hate rules based on intent, the answer to the question should not shock anyone. If the purpose of the component on your robot is to do pretty much anything other than interfere with the drivers or sensors of another robot, it is permitted by rule 9. The fact that it might interfere doesn't matter. |
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we were told by the refs at the Lake Superior event during the semifinals to secure our bumper a little higher on one of the corners of the robot because they said it was too low (sagging). We were told to fix it or sit out. I didnt have a tape measure on me, but we used a wood screw drilled through our frame to secure it temporarily until our final matches were over. Yet, we passed inspection.......twice. |
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We've been bitten by the over-zealous bumper ref as well. A couple years (2011) ago after our team put the robot on the field, a ref thought our bumpers were too low. We grabbed a tape measure to prove we were good, but they pulled out a wooden template. They slid the template under the bumper and it went with no problem, but because it touched a fold in the fabric we were forced to raise our bumpers 1/4". We had passed inspection 5 times. 4 district inspections and 1 at the start of states. |
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That said, sagging fabric is more forgivable (tell them to fix before next time you are on the field) than the entire bumper sagging (which implies an attachment may have a problem). Last edited by rich2202 : 23-03-2016 at 07:32. |
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But those two rules are distinctly separate from G7-A and this concern that a head ref would overrule an LRI on the specific legality of a robot mechanism. |
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I know measuring bumpers is a favorite party game for me.
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![]() BTW I am pretty sure you can't use Lexan your bumpers, which this thread was originally abouts. Last edited by FrankJ : 23-03-2016 at 09:04. |
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