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G107       Don’t overextend yourself. ROBOTS may not extend beyond their FRAME PERIMETER in more than 48 in. (~122 cm). MOMENTARY and inconsequential extensions beyond 48 in. (~122 cm) are an exception to this rule.

Violation: FOUL. TECH FOUL if the over-extension scores a GAME PIECE. If the over-extension results in the ROBOT blocking all access to a FIELD ELEMENT, RED CARD

MOMENTARY and inconsequential extensions include a wire or cable tie swinging out of the FRAME PERIMETER, including while an extension is deployed.

Examples of compliance and non-compliance of this rule are shown in Figure 7‑2.

Yellow bars represent the limits of the Frame Perimeter and are drawn in the same orientation of the Robot’s Frame Perimeter. Green bars represent a measured extension from the Frame Perimeter that does not exceed the limit defined in this rule. Red bars represent a measured extension from the Frame Perimeter that exceeds the limit in this rule.

·        ROBOT A violates this rule for having an extension that is too long

·        ROBOT B does not violate this rule

·        ROBOT C does not violate this rule

·        ROBOT D does not violate this rule

Figure 7‑2 Examples of compliance and non-compliance of this rule

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