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Re: Bumper rules
Robot rules are really "specifications". Specifications are what the customer demands when contracting with an engineering firm for work to be done. While you may see no reason for meeting the specifications, the customer does. You may not know, for instance, that the robot you are being asked to design has to easily go through a narrow door. Build it to big and the customer can't use it.
Get used to meeting specifications rather than trying to get around them. The bumper specification says 2.5 in noodles. You may not want to order them, but that may be the only way you can get them at this time of year. So order them or don't complain when an inspector asks you to replace your too-small noodles with the specified size.
When the end of next summer rolls around, you can buy all the noodles you will need for next year's robot on clearance at any department store. Plan ahead.
Dr. Bob
Chairman's Award is not about building the robot. Every team builds a robot.
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