14-01-2014, 11:43
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Join Date: May 2011
Rookie Year: 2011
Location: Indiana
Posts: 616
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Re: Circular Bumpers
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Originally Posted by pntbll1313
IMO with the 20" extension rule this year I don't think there is much gained by building a round robot just to maximize the catcher. Just doing some quick math I got that a round robot could have up to 4492.6 inches sq to catch in, and a square robot would have 4280 inches sq. That 5% may make the difference but I doubt it. You're losing 2 inches of reach in the corners and gaining 3.8 inches of reach on the edges if building round over square. Hopefully your 6 foot wide catcher will do just fine without those few inches.
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I didn't say it was worth the trouble 
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