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Re: How many people like bumpers?
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Originally Posted by diesel View Post
Exactly! This year, if speed is the name of the game, robots will want to weigh as little as possible and bumpers just add weight. I'm planning on drilling lots of holes into the plywood of the bumpers.
Before you do that, you might want to take a look at this Q&A answer. I would hate to see you spend Thursday at the competition rebuilding your bumpers because they were rejected during inspection.


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