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Re: Galileo 2014

Maybe next season I want to develop and test a new metric for FRC scouting: Bumper Quality Rating (BQR).

BQR-5: The platonic ideal of FRC bumpers. Fabric is snug and no wrinkles are visible; no extra material in the corners. Bumpers are installed or removed in one fluid motion. Milled slots or pockets in the plywood backing, sized for minor protrusions from the robot frame perimeter, allow the bumper frame to mate tightly against the robot.
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BQR-0: Moderate to heavy use of duct tape.

I believe BQR would outperform OPR as a predictor of on-field robot performance.