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Re: Blocking your own trailer

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Originally Posted by pearldrumzach View Post
But, if there were to be a cut out in the robot, then the bumper would still contact first, wouldn't it? Not that it matters for our reasons though. We had looked into making the trailer basically part of our robot, but none of us were looking at Revision B of section 8 (the complete manual file hasn't been updated with Rev. B yet). <R18> D clarified that this can't be done and the trailer must be free instead of snug in your robot.
You are correct. Due to that update, the trailer must be attached to the bumper perimeter, which means no cutouts to brace it. (And no other braces either.)
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