VEX Tipping Point Expansion

[arasan19]

Hi there,

Can someone clarify this robot size question for me. Our team robot (VRC V5) expand more than 3 ft if expanded both side. At any time during the tournament the robot does not expand more than 3 ft. The rule book says the following “Robots may expand, but no horizontal dimension can exceed 36” (914.4 mm) at any point during the Match”.

So can the robot be more than 3 ft when expanded both side (outside the field), but never expand more than 3 ft at any time during the game (we do not activate both side at the same time to allow more than 3 ft size limit). Are we okay with this?

[trontech569]

Read this relevant thread:

<SG2> Rule Clarification

Rule says that your robot may not at any point expand past 36 inches horizontally during the match. So my team has a robot with a front four bar lift and a back lift to hold and carry goals. These lifts fold into the robot to fit within the starting dimensions but when both are extended at the same time they exceed 36 inches. However, when only one lift is extended at a time they fit within the 36 inches. So if my team coded the robot so that only one lift can be extended at a time would that…

It should answer your question.

[arasan19]

Thank you very much. Yes, that is the case with our team too. We have a 4 bar in the front and lift bar in the back, and when both extended it exceed 36 inches, but it never happen during the match the robot is within the 36 inch limit. That helps! thank you.