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Originally Posted by corpralchee
But you only have 15lbs for the bumpers and the less weight on your robot the faster it will be.
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More precisely, it'll help with acceleration immediately. With a little re-gearing (or, for many teams, re-sprocketing), you can certainly get more top speed at the expense of that newfound acceleration.
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Originally Posted by Mr.G
I personally think bumpers should be optional. I don't care to spend all that time fixing bumpers, removing them to work on the robot and getting inspected multiple times. This is an engineering problem and we should be able to design robots that don't need bumpers. If you can't hang with the big boys then put on some bumpers. Prior years I think teams used them for the weight advantage they gave, I don't think this year the weight will help, but will hinder you.
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The way I see it, pesky added-on requirements tacked on by people or organizations that you're in no position to argue against are a part of life. (There's probably some crack I'm supposed to make as a Mac user about Vista in there, but I'm missing it this morning.) You play the cards you're dealt, keep your bumpers light, and focus on getting around the track as fast as you can.