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Re: Bumper Material

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Originally Posted by kevincrispie View Post
We also experimented with using [lubricant] on our bumpers... However, we'd likely need to get some sort of Q+A ruling to do that to be safe, as it becomes a user applied material to the fabric.
This one's a real stretch. Even if you can find a way to overcome the R21 problems (BUMPERS must be constructed in accordance with Fig 4-8), you still face this issue:
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Originally Posted by R17
Lubricants may be used only to reduce friction within the ROBOT. Lubricants may not contaminate the ARENA or other ROBOTS.
I know this rains on everyone's parade.
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