I just found out that our team's bumpers, which are already bagged and tagged, are illegal as per rule <R35>.
A cursory trawl through the Robot Showcase subforum allowed me to find pictures and video of more than a half-dozen teams with illegal bumpers on the first page alone.
<R35>: Teams shall display their team number on the Bumpers in
four locations at approximately 90° intervals around the perimeter of the Robot. The numerals must be at least 4 in. high, at least ¾ in. in stroke width, and be either white in color or outlined in white. Team numbers must be clearly visible from a distance of not less than 100 ft, so that judges, referees, and announcers can easily identify competing Robots.
Question on 2/8/12 by Team 1619:
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Originally Posted by Official Q&A
Q. Does R35 limit the team number quantity to exactly four locations? For instance, if one side of the robot has two short bumpers separated by a gap, can the complete team number be put on both of those bumpers? Thus, there'd be two complete team numbers on one side of the robot.
A. Rule [R35] requires that the team number be displayed in four locations, no more or fewer.
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Teams, check your bumpers now to make sure that they aren't illegal! If you know of any teams with illegal bumpers, please remind them of this rule. We don't want anyone to end up in a position where they find out at inspection that they need to rework their bumpers!