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Unread 11-01-2016, 03:06
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Re: Bumper Rules

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Originally Posted by R19
ROBOTS are required to use BUMPERS to protect all outside corners of the FRAME PERIMETER. For adequate protection, at least 8 in. of BUMPER must be placed on each side of each outside corner (see Figure 4-3). If a side is shorter than 8 in., the entire side must be protected by BUMPER (see Figure 4-4). A round or circular FRAME PERIMETER, or segment of the frame perimeter, is considered to have an infinite number of corners.
It's not 8'' per side, it's 8'' per each side of each corner. Don't think of covering each side, think of covering each corner. So, for a 16x16 robot, each corner must have 8'' of bumper on either side of it, which would actually mean that 100% of that frame must be covered