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Re: pic: Is this corner considered protected?

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Originally Posted by Scott Hill View Post
Hi Al,
It's good to hear from you. For the record this isn't Winnovations robot but I think it raises certain points that are important to discuss.

With respect to your point regarding R08 BUMPER to BUMPER contact, the Manual allows up to 1/3 of the BUMPER PERIMETER to be unprotected by BUMPERS. Any ROBOT with a floor accumulator has to take advantage of this allowable 1/3 unprotected offering. Strict compliance with the BUMPER to BUMPER statement you reference would prohibit such accumulators. I don't think prohibition of floor accumulators is the intent of the GDC and I don't see how the portion of this ROBOT which is unprotected by BUMPERS is any more problematic than a floor accumulator opening/unprotected portion of the BUMPER PERIMETER.

Thanks, I look forward to seeing you, your team, and your ROBOT at Midwest

Scott
Scott, I think if you read this Q&A response, it is pretty clear that you need a bumper segment on both sides of a corner, even though one bumper segment may adequately protect both sides of the corner.

[edit] This Q&A is the one I wanted-it makes it abundantly clear that both sides of the corner must have their own bumper segment.
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