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Re: Bumpers here to stay?
222 has gone without bumpers Oh, since we started in 1997 and we have not needed them yet so why start using them now?
We have gone to over 45 competitions over the years and have been in many rough matches; beat on us, ram us, push us, tip us over we don't care.
If any rule should apply to building a robot frame it would be KISS.
I have seen many complex or weak frames get bent and every year we have built box frames from various sizes aluminum angle because we know it works!
This year I also saw many teams with bumpers get caught up on the field, especially the ramp.
In the future we will most likely not use bumpers unless forced or we see a good reason to use them, for example if we needed to increase our weight.
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