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Re: How to build good bumpers

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Originally Posted by EricLeifermann View Post
Just like you would design a component of your robot, design your bumpers to be quick change.

This is a requirement on 2826 for bumpers. 1 or 2 people need to be able to replace the bumpers in 1 min.

This requirement can be met several ways and reversible is one of them but I have yet to find a set of reversible bumpers that I would be willing to put on 2826's robot.
This is the requirement 1648 uses in our bumper designs as well. Our bumpers since 2012 have all looked nice and take very little time and effort to mount properly. We make wrap-around bumpers and mounted such that one would only undo a few wing nuts, and then lift the bumper up by hand. Couple of examples: 2014, 2013

We typically use a plywood backing and tape the noodles to the board. We connect the boards for each side and use small cut up noodles to fill the gap, and then we put the cloth around the entire bumper, stapling and cutting to minimize sag.
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