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Originally Posted by adrianfarmer
To clarify our question: In the front and back of our robot, there is an opening for the balls to go through. On each side of the opening, the frame of our robot is only 6.25 inches. Our question is if we don't have 8 inches of robot to cover, do we just build our bumpers to fit what we have?
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Your frame perimeter is defined by the external vertices of your frame, not the frame itself.
You build the bumpers 8" long and rebuild the frame to support them as required by [R33]. Bumpers measuring less than 8" from the vertices of the frame perimeter are grounds for not passing inspection.
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