I have a 1motor 4 bar but I don’t know if it has to stay under the 15 inches for size or not

[Dtwoessner]

this is for vex iq squared away and i am unsure if you can expand over the 15inch starting limit or not. i know that you can in edr but am confused about the iq rules.

[4610H-Allen]

No, you can’t expand in any direction past the limit this year.

[holbrook]

Any question that asks “are you allowed” or “can you” should be answered by consulting the game manual. In this case the relevant rule is <G5>:

<G5> Expansion is limited during a Match. During the Match, Robots may not expand beyond the following restrictions:

• a. Horizontally, beyond an 11” x 19” (279.4mm x 482.6mm) area.
• b. Vertically, beyond the 15” (381mm) high starting requirement.

This expansion limit does not require that the Robot stay in the same configuration as it was when it began the Match. It simply means that, at any given moment during the Match, it should be able to fit within an 11” x 19” x 15” (279.4mm x 482.6mm x 381mm) rectangle. See for more details.

So, no, you can not expand beyond the starting constraint at any time during the match.

(sorry @kmmohn, I beat you to it this time )

[ChrisR246]

(sorry @kmmohn, I beat you to it this time )

Gauntlet thrown down

[kmmohn]

Gauntlet thrown down

I’m back… problem was I was on the road, and can cut and paste the game manual link (https://content.vexrobotics.com/docs/vrc-tower-takeover/GameManual-20190816.pdf) well on my phone!

[Dtwoessner]

I ended up switching the arm bars to a shorter length

[Rocketbot]

This appears to be the wrong manual for squared away.

[kmmohn]

oops. Here’s the one for squared away, if anyone is looking: https://content.vexrobotics.com/docs/viqc-squared-away/GameManual20190816.pdf