[Ken Leung]

I wonder if bumpers will be popular this year... A lot of veteran teams I talked to realize how intense the matches will be, especially during finals. And I heard them saying, bumpers will be needed.

To rookie teams: Please seriously consider using bumpers if you want your robot in one piece after competition, which is especially important for fund raising and showing off your robot at malls or science fairs.

Chances are, a decent amount of teams are using more than drill motors for their drive train, and you don't want to be hit when those robots are coming at you 10 feet/sec.

Which reminds me of a question: What material do teams out there use for their bumpers?