Thread: Will you be running a bumper?
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Re: Will you be running a bumper?
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Originally Posted by NOV8R View Post
Yes, we're using bumpers. Biggest reason is the free 15 lbs of extra weight. Our robot is a ramper which we have designed wide enough to accomodate robots with bumpers. With all the ramps deployed we're almost 10ft wide, We have enough parking space 12 inches above the carpet for two bots with or without bumpers. Btw our ramps aren't just for parking robots on.
How many sections of ramp will you have and what angle of ramp? Which position to do you have to be to be entirely in the home zone (Ie, which way do robots come up to your ramps? How could you use ramps in the rest of the match without violating the wedge rule?
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