[faust1706]

Something that was brought up on /r/frc was the idea of making a bot that would search the forums and when it seems something like "hey rule bot, what is rule R8?" it would post a comment stating the rule. I think this would be very cool to have on either or both Chief delphi and /r/frc. Anyways.

R8 is as follows:
ROBOT parts shall not be made from hazardous materials, be unsafe, cause an unsafe condition, or interfere with the operation of other ROBOTS.

And in the examples it states:
C.
Any devices or decorations specifically intended to jam or interfere with the remote sensing capabilities of another ROBOT, including vision
systems, acoustic range finders, sonars, infrared proximity detectors, etc. (e.g. including imagery on your ROBOT that, to a reasonably
astute observer, mimics the Vision Guides)

An valid arguement exists to make yellow bumpers if your team color is yellow and another color and you want bumpers to say, prevent frame damage.

Vision Guide, to my understanding, is implied that it is the retro reflective tape on the yellow tote, and note the yellow tote itself.

My interpretation of the following rule is that it is legal to have yellow bumpers. If it interferes with someone's vision (as it would ours if they were the exact same shade of yellow, I think....), I think the appropriate, GP action would be to not have bumpers for that match. And bumpers are low to the ground, so if it's going to interfere with a team's vision, it would be your teammate's, so you'd want to not handicap your own team.

It is very gray in the fact that in the rule, it doesn't matter if it is intended or not, but in the example it explicitely states that it must be intended. Due to this ambiguity, I would definitely ask the Q&A.