[EDesbiens]

Originally Posted by EricH

There are so many ways I could respond...But I think I'll go with geezer mode.

[geezer] Back in my day, bumpers were these things that were totally useless! They took weight away from other components, and nobody else had them either! We had full-speed, metal-on-metal contact that could be heard from the top of the stands, and we liked it! I don't know what this generation is coming to, they think bumpers are required! Well they oughtta build stronger 'bots is all! Nothin' wrong with a robot using welded 1/8" tubing in the drivetrain and not a bumper in sight![/geezer]


Bear in mind that bumpers were OPTIONAL my last two years as a student ('06 and '07). Before that, you built to take whatever hit you. (Or developed OTHER means of defense--though I do recall hearing something about weight-transferring bumpers from Las Guerrillas back around the '05 timeframe when a lot of teams ran wedges on their robots).

I meant that if bumpers are not required, it's because there will be no contacts... I want contacts and I would prefer metal to metal hits... It's sad that we can't even ram from too far anymore...