[dtengineering]

I believe, amidst the multitude of bumper questions on the Q&A, there is one that confirms what has been said here, but adds that you are strongly encouraged, if at all possible, to cover the corners of your robot.

Certainly as a potential alliance partner or competitor, we appreciate it when teams take the time to protect their robot, our robot and the playing field, so long as it does not diminish their capacity to play the game according to their strategy.

Note, however, that strongly encouraged does not mean "required", and you can pass tech with exposed corners. If you get the chance, however, and it doesn't "hurt" your performance, please take the time to protect other teams (and the furniture wherever it is that you are testing your robot) from potentially the most damaging part of your machine.

Thanks,

Jason

P.S. And whatever you do, do NOT have "hard bumper parts" (wood) extend into the corners without pool noodle and fabric covering of some kind. The Q&A on the FIRST web site is MORE than explicit about this.