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Originally Posted by 1086wulf
Bumpers encourage bumping. I think there should be no bumpers. They increase your footprint and really don't do that much. The robots are made out of metal I mean come on what's gonna happen?
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I have watched 2 robots, without bumbers, have a full speed head on collision during autonomous mode during the practice rounds of Thursday. 1 of those 2 never fully recovered all of it's functionality.
Bumpers are good. They allow for more robot-to-robot interaction with less damage. This makes for a more exciting match, IMHO.