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Re: Robot intentionally tipping over

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Originally Posted by Chak View Post
I find it hard to believe that a referee will allow a robot to have sideways bumpers in a match. I believe bumpers were intended to protect the world from the robot and the robot from the world. Having the bumpers sideways like that would be unsafe imo. You may not even pass inspection if you intend to do this as part of the robot design.
But if you have a way to move your bumpers down... that looks so complicated, it's probably not worth it though imo.
R23. Bumpers aren't allowed to articulate as Eric mentioned. Just wanted to cite the rule.
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