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AWoL
15-03-2016, 12:21
http://i68.tinypic.com/9lab5x.jpg

The bumper fabric itself is ballistic nylon and our numbers are embroidered on in our 7-segment style font. We can't wait to compete with them at the Springside-Chestnut Hill MAR District this weekend! What do you think?
ProfessorAlekM
15-03-2016, 12:29
I think we need to fire the bumper team and hire your team xD
AWoL
15-03-2016, 12:34
We tried pretty hard this year :p
rookierunner
17-03-2016, 11:37
They look awesome! We did that a couple of years ago, but lost the person that did it. The LOP sticky numbers don't work worth a darn. They were the thing we fixed the most at GTR East last week.
neshera
17-03-2016, 12:16
Beautiful and durable and classy - but - we have found that the slicker the bumper the better, as it prevents other robots from being able to catch/push us as well as they otherwise might.
This year, that last consideration may not be very important, so the first three adjectives are more important.
Well done!
DonRotolo
19-03-2016, 21:31
Do all parts of the digits have a 1/2" stroke?
While I love the design, as a RI you can be sure I'd have my ruler out, mostly paying attention to those pointy parts...
rich2202
20-03-2016, 08:57
Do all parts of the digits have a 1/2" stroke?


I would tend to ignore decorative flourishes at the end of stroke. The round numb at the end of this stroke:
http://www.visibilitymetrics.com/sites/visibilitymetrics.com/files/images/typographic%20parameters.png


In order to differentiate that from the main body as in this font
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Blackboard_bold.svg/640px-Blackboard_bold.svg.png

I would say that the font has to be clear and unambiguous without the non-compliant sections.
DonRotolo
20-03-2016, 19:49
I agree non-ambiguous is the goal, and if I were inspecting I'd probably pass it. I'd give them a hard time, but complement them on the beautiful work. (How's that for mixed messages?)

The font above "BOLD" would not pass however because significant parts of the character do not have a 1/2" stroke width.
MrBasse
20-03-2016, 19:56
Fun fact of the day... it's not a font, it's a typeface. (http://www.aiga.org/theyre-not-fonts/)
CalTran
20-03-2016, 20:21
The font above "BOLD" would not pass however because significant parts of the character do not have a 1/2" stroke width.

Well...it's certainly possible to use that font and make it passing. Might not look as striking as it's supposed to though.