Max Height

[garyplummer]

My team is looking at the rule book and it says starting configuration may not be more than 4 feet. We are wondering during the game what is the max height that our robot can be?

[YgrOksdnsHyt]

Apparently you and someone else had the same thought at the exact same time lol

Any height limitation this year?

I know that the robot cannot be more than 4ft starting config and cannot be more than 6ft 6in in the Hab zone, but what about match play? I can’t seem to find any rule that implements a height restriction. I mean. The rocket’s targets height are a max (give or take) 7ft 10in tall, so I feel there isn’t, but can anyone confirm?

[GeeTwo]

R3 (what you referenced) and G12 (duck in the hab zone) appear to be the only rules explicitly limiting robot height. R9 (unsafe situations) might limit height as well.

[DonRotolo]

I would also speculate the ceiling of the venue would impose some kind of upper limit as well.

[BClarke]

The short answer is no, not after the match starts. At the time the match starts, you must be 4’ or shorter. After that, you may extend as high as is reasonable relative to the game and the venue. Obviously don’t build a 20 foot robot, but 7 or 8 is fine. Also note that when in the HAB zone, your robot may not be taller than the driver station. From the ground, this is 6’6". As you mount the levels of platforms, that limit effectively gets smaller. At level 3, you have just over 4 feet from the top of the platform to work with.