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<DIV>John,</DIV>
<DIV>Q: Must the robot be self-contained?</DIV>
<DIV>A: The rules for Six Can say the robot isn’t required to be self-contained.
The definition of self-contained is in the rules to explain what it means to be
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<DIV>Q: While the robot is sitting at the starting position befor its run
starts, can the robot be scanning and mapping the arena?</DIV>
<DIV>A: The rules state “A run starts when the robot is placed in the starting
area of the arena and given a signal from the judge.”. A robot sitting in the
starting position can be electrically active before the judge’s signal. </DIV>
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<DIV>Q: Is there a height limit?</DIV>
<DIV>A: Currently there is no height limit. However, the rules say “If the
behavior of a robot is determined to be unsafe, the judge will withdraw the
robot from the competition. “ A robot with an unstable aspect ratio could be
determined to be unsafe. The start zones were defined to allow for tall robots.
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<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>Doug P. </DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=swindle@compuserve.com>John
Swindle</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 4, 2017 6:02 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=dprglist@lists.dprg.org>dprglist@lists.dprg.org</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Dprglist] Six Can questions</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Six Can rule questions:<BR> <BR>Is
the robot self-contained? The second paragraph of the rules says No, but the
inclusion of the Self-Contained Definition in the third paragraph makes me
wonder.<BR> <BR>While the robot is sitting at the starting position before
its run starts, can the robot be scanning and mapping the arena? I think not,
but I wanted to ask.<BR> <BR>Is there a height
limit?<BR> <BR>Thanks.<BR> <BR>John
Swindle<BR> <BR></FONT></FONT>
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