There’s this Q&A which asks my question: robotevents.com/VRC/2023-2024/QA/1807 but is not really answered by the GDC. They just point to other very generic G7 Q&A-s as I believe this is part of Grant’s “gray area”.
Basically flat robot with perfectly legal non-concave wings, but has 2 plastic sleds (for climbing over bar) sticking out an inch or two.
I’m reposting the original author’s example for clarity (and I hope I did not commit any crime by doing so):
My question for the community: do people with this kind of setup get called on and/or DQ-ed usually? I understand this is not the place to discuss rules but I’m interested in your experiences and opinions.
When you are pushing a triball that doesn’t make you controlling it completely. If you can turn and the triball stops coming with you than it is not in possession of you.
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LOL. Currently crawling very very slowly towards step no. 3.
Using a spectrum analyzer waterfall to study the effects of cooking with a microwave oven on the VexNet 3.0 robot channel hopping protocol. Ironically also a jpearman thing. I asked why did robots lose radio connection at my event. He calmly said someone was using a microwave. First I thought it’s just James sarcasm. Then I thought it’s a big joke. But it’s not and he’s right again (hence Level 5 Clearance). Been in this rabbit hole for some time now.
