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Originally Posted by Endenil
Would cutting it down to 21 by 31 for standard bumpers be good/work?
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Only cutting the frame down to 26 by 36 or whatever you see fit will be nessary. You dont want to make it 28 by 38 exactly because we did made our robot right up to the deninsions and we had to take out some screws to make it fit in the box. Standard bumpers can extend outside of the deminsions and can weigh up to 15 extra pounds.
<R37> Teams are strongly encouraged to use bumpers on their ROBOTS. Bumpers can reduce
damage to ROBOTS when they contact another ROBOT or field elements. Teams may
choose to use STANDARD BUMPERS or custom bumper designs. STANDARD
BUMPERS have several advantages, such as being excluded from the calculation of the
ROBOT weight and volume limitations specified in Rule <R07>. TEAMS that choose to use
STANDARD BUMPERS, will have both a more robust ROBOT and the traction advantage
of a heavier ROBOT. Alternately, TEAMS may develop custom bumper designs for use on
their ROBOTS. However, custom bumper designs are NOT eligible for the weight/volume
exclusion offered for STANDARD BUMPERS. All custom bumper designs are considered
part of the ROBOT, and must satisfy the constraints listed in Rule <R07> (as well as all
other rules). STANDARD BUMPERS must be designed as described below. Any bumper
design inconsistent with these design elements will be considered a custom bumper.
Note: This is not the full rule.