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Re: True FIRST Alliance Revealed at Regional
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Originally Posted by tsaksa
Not sure why 3574 did not elect to color their "padding" white. I do not think these are actual bumpers so they may not need to conform to bumper rules. The rule only states that there must be bumpers extending at least 8 inches from each outside corner. In the case of 3574, there are no outside corners.
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The GDC ruled that a circle has infinite corners, and thus needs BUMPERS that fully encase the outside perimeter of the robot.
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Last edited by CalTran : 13-03-2013 at 12:17.
Reason: Found the link I was looking for.
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