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Re: How many people like bumpers?

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Originally Posted by Mr.G View Post
There is going to be bumper material all over the field.

Is Shop Vac our new sponsor?

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. 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.

Sorry, if someone has heard me say this before, but I am very against the mandatory part of bumpers.
I disagree.

Yes, this is an engineering problem ... but the problem is how to design the robot WITH bumpers.

1824s design would not work without the bumpers we are putting on. They are an integral part of the design. And we plan on using the weight as an advantage too
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