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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).
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That is a good point however I believe that the bumpers allow for more competitive games though such as arial assist which would not have been as fun without bumpers due to the fact that penalties would be easier to receive and robots would be extremely worn by the end of the competition. However in games like recycle rush or other minimal contact games bumpers should be optional.