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Originally Posted by mrnoble
All that is to say I would not be at all surprised if bumpers were standardized, and even increased in size. Three pool noodle height, perhaps? That would also increase protection, as well as the visibility of the (larger) team numbers, both of which would be highly desirable. I'll bet that the light 29" box is also bumper material.
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My thought is that this is unlikely. I didn't see any damage this year on robots that could be attributed to issues with the two noodle bumper, and haven't heard any discussions about issues with number size.
It's not clear to me what on the current bumpers could be standardized further.
Plywood is commonly available and must be cut to size to fit the robot design.
Same for pool noodles and fabric -- commonly available and must be cut to size.
Numbers are commonly available and vary somewhat by team for stylistic reasons.
Remember that the veteran KOP contains items from the following categories:
. items that replenish stock that every team needs (batteries, motors, 2015 control system)
. donated items with sufficient quantity for everyone (e.g., Igus, 3M, etc)
. game specific items
I believe the long box falls into the third category.