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Unread 08-01-2012, 12:09
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Re: Bumper question

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Originally Posted by stevend1994 View Post
In contrast to this, if the bumper sections on the right and left of the 12" gap were 4", that would be illegal, right?(This was already kinda answered, but just making sure). Because I know Figures 4.1-4.3 aren't exactly drawn to scale, but they imply otherwise.
No, the 8" specification relates to each side of the vertices in a continuous bumper section. The belief is that something as small as 4" would not protect your robot or another from damage in a collision.
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