Originally Posted by jyh947 (Post 1134331)

The frame perimeter was extended by one inch, from 6.25 inches, to satisfy the rules.

Originally Posted by Duke461 (Post 1134373)

Maybe someone should make a robot that purposely follows the bumper rules exactly, yet all 4 sides get completely obscured and no one can ever see the numbers.

I'm kidding, of course.

But seriously, why does FIRST need to this? It is so superfluous!

Tangent question (and this is just a thought, my team did not do this): Would one be allowed to securely/rigidly mount a piece of polycarbonate, or some mounted "plate" to the bumper, that actually extended past the 8 inches of bumper into the "U" area such that i could much more easily write out a number?

Just my thoughts, complaints, jokes, concerns, or something......
-Duke

Originally Posted by Cal578 (Post 1134590)

If this means you now have 7.25" of frame, measured from the corner to the inside opening, then I'm afraid it's still not legal. You must have 8" of frame on each side of the vertex (the outside corner of the frame) per [R27]. I presume you have 3/4" of plywood extending past the corner, to overlap with the other bumper, but that doesn't count toward the 8".

I would spend the time between now and your first competition cutting two pieces of 8" channel, and making new front bumpers, so your team can do a quick replacement on practice/inspection day.

Best of luck to you.

Originally Posted by ZipTie3182 (Post 1134606)

Is there a definitive rule that requires all numbers to be on one side of the short bumpers and not split?

Originally Posted by dodar (Post 1134607)

A lot of teams are taking the safe route and moving all to one side of a split bumper but some are going ahead with split numbers because the ruling is kinda vague on that point.

Originally Posted by ZipTie3182 (Post 1134606)

I'm sorry if this has already been said. I skimmed through and didn't see it.

Is there a definitive rule that requires all numbers to be on one side of the short bumpers and not split? We already made our red pair and would like to know if we need to redo the fabric before we make our blue pair. We'll need to make new stencils as the ones we have won't fit on the small bumper.

-Anna

Originally Posted by Michael Hill (Post 1134630)

I know FIRST is supposed to get kids interested in STEM, but emulating the pointless bureaucracy and red tape that actually exists in the real world is not the way to do it.

Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350 (Post 1134404)

Wouldn't this defeat the purpose of having a 'U' shaped opening, That would effectively make it an 'O' again.

Originally Posted by Michael Hill (Post 1134630)

I'm sorry, but FIRST has really missed the mark when it comes to bumpers. What real difference does it make if a team displays their number more than 4 times? I know FIRST is supposed to get kids interested in STEM, but emulating the pointless bureaucracy and red tape that actually exists in the real world is not the way to do it.

end rant.