Thread: QUESTION! Is the bumper included in the size dimensions
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Re: QUESTION! Is the bumper included in the size dimensions
Paul and Arefin are correct. Here's what the manual says:

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8.2 DEFINITIONS
BUMPERS – Bumper assemblies designed to attach to the exterior of the ROBOT within the BUMPER ZONE, and constructed as specified in Rule <R08>. BUMPERS are excluded from the weight and volume calculations specified in Rule <R11>.
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<R08> Teams are required to use BUMPERS on their ROBOTS. BUMPERS have several
advantages, such as reducing damage to ROBOTS when they contact other ROBOTS or
ARENA elements, and being excluded from the calculation of ROBOT weight and volume
constraints specified in Rule <R11>. The BUMPER location and design have been specified
so that ROBOTS will make BUMPER-to-BUMPER contact during any collisions. If
implemented as intended, a ROBOT that is driven into a vertical wall in any normal
PLAYING CONFIGURATION will always have the BUMPER be the first thing to contact the
wall. To achieve this, BUMPERS must be constructed as described below and illustrated in
Figure 8 – 1.
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