Official Q&A: VRC 2019-2020: Tower Takeover
509: touching side
When robots are in start position, I know they have to be touching the side of the arena. How much has to be touching? Can one screw that is sticking out from the robot be all that is touching?
Please review the Q&A Usage Guidelines, specifically point 1, "Read and search the manual before posting." This question is answered by rule SG1:
<SG1> Starting a Match. Prior to the start of each Match, the Robot must be placed such that it is:
a. Contacting the field perimeter wall on the side that coincides with their Alliance’s Goal Zone and Alliance Station.
b. Contacting a foam field tile.
c. Not contacting a Tower.
d. Not contacting any Cubes other than the Preload.
e. Contacting a Preload.
The Preload must be contacting exactly one (1) Robot.
The Preload must be fully within the field perimeter.
f. Not contacting a Goal Zone or a Barrier.
g. Not contacting another Robot.
There is no criteria listed in SG1 for how much of the Robot much be contacting the field perimeter wall.