[EricH]

Originally Posted by zb2488

Alright i've looked at team update 2, now what if you take the front part of the robot and angle the bumpers so that the trailer can go in far enough to shoot the balls in?

Then you don't have BUMPERS, you have bumpers, and bumpers must be counted in your size and weight.

This is due to the bumper rules: BUMPERs must be on the BUMPER PERIMETER and must protect both sides of any corner of the BUMPER PERIMETER. Moreover, BUMPERS must be 6" long minimum, and must be supported by the frame of the robot along their whole length. (See <R08>, where there are more details.)

Anything that is constructed like a BUMPER but doesn't meet all of <R08>'s criteria is not a BUMPER and is therefore included in weight and volume. And you still have to meet <R08>'s criteria. See the above-quoted Q&A thread.