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Re: Question about the bumpers.
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Originally Posted by T3_1565 View Post
my big question about bumpers is.. Do you have to have them on your bot? It says "Strongly Encouraged" but it doesn't say its mandatory. And What if you made a bumper that only covered part of your bot?
No, the bumpers are not mandatory, and yes, it is OK if they only cover part of your robot. However, if you don't have the bumpers, the referee's may interpret "contact" with other robots differently (this varied a little from regional to regional last year).

Having said that, I'm pretty sure you can put a different bumper design on your robot, but if you do, they must be weighed as part of the robot and fit inside the sizing cube. (Only the "Standard" bumpers must be removed for weighing and sizing). This is just my interpretation. You might want to confirm this with the Q/A system.