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Originally Posted by piedmont
I am aware of the specific details as to how the bumpers are placed on the bot, but that is not what I'm asking for  . Im wondering if I were to place a protrusion in front of the bot in somewhat of a v shape in order to easily collect balls, would it be considered part of the bumper and whether there are rules as to how far they stick out or anything like that? |
The answer to your question is yes, you can have a v-shaped plow, but it must be behind your front bumpers, not in front of them. I say bumpers (plural) because putting a plow behind a single bumper would be illegal (because being v-shaped, the plow could not support the bumper its full length as required) and useless. Suppose the front of your robot is the long dimension for efficient herding. Then you would have a 6 inch bumper on the left, 26 inches of v-plow recessed into the robot in the center, and a 6 inch bumper on the right front.