<R4>

Starting configuration. At the start of each Match, the Robot must be able to satisfy the following constraints:

Only be contacting the Floor and the inside face of the Field Perimeter.

Fit within the volume of a Starting Zone.

Be no taller than 15” (i.e., roughly the height of the yellow VEX IQ beams above the bottom two Targets).

The starting configuration of the Robot at the beginning of a Match must be the same as a Robot configuration inspected for compliance. Teams using more than one possible Robot configuration at the beginning of Matches must tell the Inspector(s) and have the Robot inspected in all configurations. Rule <R3c> will apply if a Robot is placed in an uninspected configuration (i.e., will not be permitted to play until re-inspected, but will not be considered a “no-show”).

Note: These dimensions (i.e., fit within a Starting Zone and height limit of 15”) are also the maximum expansion limits during Match play.

Figure R4-1: The 15” Robot height limit roughly aligns with the top of the lower set of Targets.