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Originally Posted by ratdude747
Technically although Al was just quoting the manual there.
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I disagree the minimum side is 16". I propose that a side that is 8" long, completely protected by bumpers has bumpers 8" from each vertex. The minimum side is essentially 8" not 16". Of course the other side of each of those vertexes also need a minimum 8" of bumper.
The <8" being completely covered wording was intended to address the "infinite vertexes" case of a circular robot.
I suspect the confusion arises from FRAME PERIMETER sides with concave segments. I agree that a side with a concave segment (aka intake throat) needs a minimum of 16" of fully supported bumpers.
I would also suggest that the term FRAME perimeter is confusing and should be changed to CONVEX PERIMETER or string perimeter. Wheels sticking out past the FRAME are still part of the CONVEX perimeter.