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Re: 2 sets of bumpers legal?
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Originally Posted by Ken Streeter
However, the GDC took the exact opposite perspective last year, ruling that all the bumpers needed to be on the robot at one time.
Thus, if the GDC is being consistent with their reasoning from last year regarding the bumpers of the dual-configuration robot issue, then all of the bumpers of the set need to be on the robot for every round. |
That is, unless they second set of bumpers is functionally identical to the first set, so it can qualify as a spare part.
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Originally Posted by Section 8
SPARE PARTS – A COMPONENT or MECHANISM constructed as an identical duplicate of an existing part of the ROBOT, for the purpose of replacing a broken or defective part. SPARE PARTS may be either COTS items or FABRICATED ITEMS, but they must be physically and functionally identical to the original part.
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