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Originally Posted by sanddrag
Does anyone else agree? We took some of the most incredible hits with no penalties whatsoever on the offenders. I like a little bit of fighting in FIRST games, but it's getting pretty brutal out there. We severely cracked and bent the faceplate of a small CIM motor. Somehow wrecked a big CIM motor (we think due to somebody repeatedly hitting us when we were already flipped over.) We bent 1x1x1/8" wall box tubing beyond belief.
And remember, this is coming from the person who said "If you don't like contact, your robot is not built well enough" And I still think our robot is built well enough.
Is this game being played rough at your regionals? Are ramming or destructional strategy penalties being given? I haven't seen a single one.
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you have to figure that in order for a rule to matter, it has to be enforced. in the latest games that have been designed, proper self-protection is ESSENTIAL. the fact that there have even been rules allowing bumpers and in the kickoff woody stressed their need (while not being mandatory) you have to consider that when the FIRST organization decides to stress a point that there HAS to be some important reason for it. designing a rudimentary bumper system is simple and effective. there were years I saw teams late throw together bumpers made out of pool foam floats and zip ties. bumpers don't have to be elaborate to work