Thread: Bumper Mount
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Unread 04-03-2014, 15:39
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Re: Bumper Mount

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The wording speaks to similar items. The bumpers need robot frame to function. To be attached to the frame, the bumpers need to be supported by the frame. To be effective, the bumpers need to be backed by robot frame with little to no gaps between the bumper and the frame or from one point of structure to another. The 1/2" dimension is to insure that the ends of the bumper have some robot frame to absorb some of the shock that occurs with robot collisions. The object of all the bumper rules is to prevent failure of the robot system and to protect the robot from irreversible damage that might occur in a collision.
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