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Unread 11-01-2012, 18:30
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Re: Bumper question

Eagle,
Are you referring to the indented design? If so, should one side of the indent have numerals and they were visible from that side and you circled the robot at 90 degree intervals (assuming the other sides join each other at 90 degrees) then it is conceivable that a robot could meet that rule with visible numerals on the other three sides. I don't know what the GDC had in mind for robot frame design.

As far as circular frame designs, one interpretation could be that the entire frame perimeter was a continuous vertex and therefore the entire frame perimeter needed to be protected by bumper. I would have to ask for GDC guidance for this case, considering the 8" segment length rule in addition to other considerations. You guys are always challenging us.
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