So my time is making a new robot and for our robot, we made our width basically 11" (10 1/2" to be exact). When we push it through the inspection tool, It pretty much always touches the edges. We’re scared that the regional staff will fail our inspection because it’s pretty close. Is there any way we can prevent this? (Side note, I’ve seen robots online that are clearly at or around the size our robot also uses so they did pass inspection).
As long as it goes through without you attempting to manipulate it by grabbing, pushing, or anything that would make the robot in size when it isn’t. Also, what is the farthest thing to the outside of your robot? Depending on that you might be able to replace or get rid of it.
The farthest thing is two beams that makes the robot almost 11" in width and it is necessary rn for our phase. The robot does fit without pushing the edges closer to each other and it does fit in the starting position I believe. I just think that the inspection tool makes it hard to prove to officials that our robot is within width limits.
Honestly could depend on the officials at your tournament. If you fit in the starting position and can fit through then I think that you should be good to go. Size was always mu biggest issue in IQ, so glad to help.
hello there I’m a part of vrc (vex v5, the metal robots) but for our competitions as long as the sizing tool is able to go past (even with touching the robot) and doesn’t require excessive force to go past e.g. they have to hit the sizing tool with there hands to go past. you should be good. it can touch the sides but your robot still has to go pass the sizing tool just make sure your robot doesn’t go past the 11 inches. (you can make sure of this by using the sizing tool to help)
hope this helps
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Last year we made the sizing tool stand up without any help 
We made an inspection but we ran out of part so it became a homemade inspection. This is how we found out that our robot was bulging. Here is the link Instructions Online by Cadasio.com