Thread: Bumper question
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Unread 19-01-2012, 23:39
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Re: Bumper question

Brig,
The bumpers must be attached to the frame perimeter and be between 2" and 10" above the floor when the robot is flat on the floor. The frame perimeter is the outermost extent of the frame in the bumper zone. Nothing can extend beyond the Frame Perimeter except the single appendage that may deployed during the match. If the upper deck and lower deck are different dimensions but both exist within the bumper zone, only one can define the frame perimeter. As stated, the perimeter is established by wrapping a string around the exterior vertices of the robot. Remember that in this critical discussion, a team must satisfy all bumper rules. Whatever part of the robot is the larger, the bumpers must be attached to it and it must fit in the size constraints. To add one more item, while bolt heads, welds and other protuberances may cause gaps behind the bumper, the robot must fit into the sizing box with the protuberances. At no time can small items be larger than the specified dimensions given in the robot rules.
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