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Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV
I would definitly say that's "excess of caution". Also to clear things up you are allowed to reuse bumpers and build them any time you want or at least you could in 2014.
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Piggybacking on this (assuming it stays the same for this upcoming season!), it's important to note that the rules in 2014 made it pretty clear that bumpers were not part of the robot, but rather were required to be attached to every robot. This means that pre-cutting parts to make bumpers for other teams at an event would NOT count towards your withholding (assuming we have withholding again), as those parts are not intended for repair or upgrade of a robot.
2015 R17:
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At an Event, Teams may have access to a static set of FABRICATED ITEMS, not bagged per R14, known as the WITHHOLDING ALLOWANCE, that shall not exceed 30 lbs. to be used to repair and/or upgrade their ROBOT.[...]
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So please, being as much precut bumper wood, cloth, and noodles as you want!