Rule G413

G413 Expansion limits. A ROBOT may not expand beyond either of the following limits:

A. its height, as measured when its resting normally on a flat floor, may not exceed 4 ft. (~122 cm) or

B. it may not extend more than 1 ft. (~30 cm) from its FRAME PERIMETER.

If the over-expansion is due to damage and not used for strategic benefit, as perceived by a REFEREE, it is an exception to this rule, and no penalty is imposed.

Violation: FOUL, or TECH FOUL if the over-expansion is used for strategic benefit, including if it impedes or enables a scoring action.

Height is intended to be measured as if the ROBOT is resting on a flat floor, not relative to the height of the ROBOT from the FIELD carpet. For example, a ROBOT that is attempting to get ONSTAGE may actually exceed the height limit when compared to the carpet of the FIELD.

Figure 7‑3 ROBOT height elaboration

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Examples of compliant and non-compliant extensions are shown in Figure 7‑4. ROBOT A violates this rule for having an extension that is too long, while ROBOTS B, C, and D do not violate this rule.

Figure 7‑4 Examples of compliance and non-compliance of this rule (examples A and B are side views, examples C and D are top views)

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The intent of this rule is to prevent piling a punitive response to a ROBOT thats already experienced hardship and not leveraging that hardship for gain. Examples for this rule include the following:

A. a physical device on a teams ROBOT, whose purpose is to restrain their TRAP scoring arm from extending beyond the limit defined in B, breaks after a collision with another ROBOT. Provided the ROBOT does not use the now-too-long extension to score in the AMP, no violation is assigned.

B. a vertical structural member of a ROBOT breaks at the bottom and rotates out such that it breaches the limit imposed in part B. The ROBOT then parks such that its extension blocks opponent ROBOTS from reaching their PODIUM. A TECH FOUL is issued.

C. a latch restraining a shooter MECHANSIM from extending above the limit defined in A breaks, allowing the MECHANSIM to shift such that its above the plane of other ROBOTS. The ROBOT uses this new height to get above a defender and score NOTES in their SPEAKER. A TECH FOUL is issued.