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Originally Posted by Don Wright
I can't help but wonder how this will really be checked and enforced at the competitions (especially for really small protrusions like rivets...)
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As it says in the explanation, if they push the robot against a wall, only the frame perimeter would touch the wall. If you run your hand down the side of the robot and feel a bump then you violate the rule.
A mentor and RWFA winner says that the rule is "stupid". If the robot has bolt heads (or whatever) that protrude from the frame perimeter hold the bumper off of the frame, small holes can be drilled to "encourage a tight, robust connection between the BUMPERS and the FRAME PERIMETER".This makes so much sense and last year they finally got it right. NOW......
From the update:
Note: to permit a simplified definition of the FRAME PERIMETER and encourage a tight, robust connection between the BUMPERS and the FRAME PERIMETER, minor protrusions such as bolt heads, fastener ends, rivets, etc are excluded from the determination of the FRAME PERIMETER.
So bolt heads are not part of the perimeter except that the robot perimeter has to fit flush against the wall. I don't understand now for sure.