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Re: New size/bumper rules that every team should know

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Originally Posted by one4robots View Post
Steve,
I noticed this, too. There will be a LOT of balls on the field, so a low profile robot will be beneficial in navigating through all the balls. Our team will likely have bumpers as low as possible. An added benefit of low profile is more volume up top to use for storage, etc.
Vince
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Originally Posted by Steven Carmain View Post
New this year,the top of the bumpers is 7" this year (think bumpers end up 5.5-6.5" tall with fabric. My memory says last year the bumper zone was 5-12" off the ground.
R23. BUMPERS must be located entirely within the BUMPER ZONE, which is the volume contained between the floor and a virtual horizontal plane 7 in. (~17 cm) above the floor in reference to the ROBOT standing normally on a flat floor.

Theoretically, doesn't this mean the floor is the bumper zone's lower limit, and therefore a team could have bumpers that drag along the carpet?

Also, for some reason, maybe due to defense, a robot with very low clearance due to bumpers gets popped up off their wheels and lands on a game piece could become stuck very easily.

Am I seeing this right?
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