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Re: How High (bumpers)?

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Originally Posted by staplemonx View Post
We were thinking about making thinker bumpers on the sides in case a team makes low bumpers. In that case our side bumpers would be 3 tubes in stead of two. It should help minimize potential flipping from low bumper bots.
Except for one thing. Bumpers have to be constructed like the ones in Figure 4-5 ([R28] as a whole) and can only use a pair of stacked noodles ([R28-C]).

Good thought, and it might be worth asking the GDC due to the expanded range this year, but I think you'd better plan for a low CG instead.
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