[EricH]

Originally Posted by WaterFreak

I believe the answer is YES, provided that ALL of the mounting brackets & associated hardware are weighed with the ROBOT and not with the bumpers.

As long as the mounting mechanism is deemed "robust", you should be fine.

The key is that the bumper weight is just for the bumpers. Everything else is considered part of the robot and must be included in the robot weight.

According to <R08>, the connection must:

STANDARD BUMPERS must be attached to the ROBOT with a bolt-and-fastener system to form a rigid, robust connection to the ROBOT structure (i.e. not attached with Velcro!).

I don't think that the connection he's talking about is rigid. It's like those chains they used to use on hotel doors (just the end). On that ground, it's illegal. On the robust ground, it may or may not be legal.