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Re: More than one Bumper?
Since your upper frame is the same size as your lower frame, a bumper on the upper frame would actually be prohibited. At the start of the match, nothing other than the Bumper may be outside the frame perimeter ([G01]). The bumper on the upper frame may be functionally a bumper, but would not actually count as a Bumper for rule purposes ([R01-2], [R28-E] and [R29]).
So, anything that is not an official Bumper (even if it looks and functions like a bumper) counts as part of the main robot, is part of the 120 lbs limit (excluding battery), and must be inside the perimeter at the start of the match. After the start, a bumper-ish thing could be part of an appendage that may extend up to 14" past the perimeter.
[EDIT] Oops, I didn't notice the post by LinuxArchitect before I submitted my post. Sorry for the redundancy.
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Fairport, NY, USA
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2016 Finger Lakes Regional: Semifinalist on Alliance 7 (1128, 2010, 578)
2016 NYC Regional: Finalist on Alliance 3 (3419, 578, 3017), 4th seed team, Team Spirit Award
2015 Finger Lakes Regional: 8-3-0 in qualification, 7th seed, Quarterfinalist
2014 NY Tech Valley Regional: 8-4-0 in qualification, 13th seed, Semifinalist
2013 Finger Lakes Regional: 4-5-0 in qualification, 26th seed, Alliance 6, 1-2 in tournament
2012 Buckeye Regional: Gracious Professionalism Award, 7-3-0, 14th seed
2011 Finger Lakes Regional: Engineering Inspiration Award
Last edited by Cal578 : 31-01-2012 at 13:39.
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