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Re: pic: Artemis 3083 West Coast
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Originally Posted by Mk.32
It seems your design means that to switch bumpers one would have to undo 8 or more bolts. Having had a similar system our first robot, I can say it wasn't fun and we promptly changed it to something much faster.
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With four individual bumpers (not a one-piece bumper), you need at least 8 fasteners for a solid connection. We had 10 this year, plus flanges that hooked into slots in the bumper supports.
The better solution is to either not have four individual bumpers, or use fitted bumper covers. We did the second this year, and it worked very well.
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