Height/Amount robot can extend upwards Clarification....

Technical Technical Discussion
#1

Hello Everyone,
Please help in anyway you can with our problem.
We have begun the process of building and designing our robot for the upcoming competition. However, we have hit a bit of a confusing snag which we have found are not answered in the rule manual. Our issue would be:
We do not know how high the robot can extend upwards during the competition. We have looked in the rule manual and besides finding the maximum height the robot can be there is nothing else to consult.

Now, the robot is allowed to be 55 inches tall but since the switch can extend to almost 6 ft tall there is no way that can be right for the extension the robot can make. And, at the same 55 inches for a robot seems a bit extreme and unrealistic for a design.
Please, can anyone verify with us whether or not the robot can extend higher than that amount or that the robot does not need to be 55 inches tall, plus more extension to reach the switches and the rung???

#2

Yes, although it isn’t clarified explicitly within the manual, you can extend outside of the starting configuration at the beginning of the autonomous mode.

#3

That’s right. They just say to watch out for lighting and equipment that may be above the field. See this official Q&A answer: https://frc-qa.firstinspires.org/qa/23

#4

The 55 inch limit from R03 is only in effect when outside of match play. So after the initial buzzer your robot may extend vertically with no limit, although there is a 16 inch horizontal “reach” limit (R03).

#5

My mistake: the reach limit is from R04 not R03

#6

IMO…

55" ht is starting configuration… in game can extend 16" horizontal extension, no height limit (watch scale plates wall headroom). In endgame on platform no height nor extension limit. Bumper zone under 7.5" rules still apply.
Some game scoring is above 55" … Rung, Scale plate sometimes
55" is max internal crate size too if you plan to go to worlds

#7