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Re: Bumper Rules
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Originally Posted by APERTURESCIENCE View Post
If the bumpers are allowed to only be 8in from every corner, does that mean from the side of the bumpers or from the perimeter of the robots dimensions?
no, you are misunderstanding the rules.

the bumpers must cover a minimum of 8" from each corner of the bumper perimiter (base frame). you can have more perimeter bumper coverage than that, but no less.
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