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Originally Posted by sgreco
Ok, I'm a bit confused.
Frame Perimeter
R-16
Note Under R-16
These Three parts of the rules completely contradict each other.
The definition of frame perimeter is consistent with the first part of R-16, which would make bolts protruding perfectly legal.
The note under R -16 completely contradicts everything. I would be more inclined to believe that a part of rules would be more correct than a note underneathe, and I would also be more inclined to believe that something that appears in the rules twice would be more correct than a note that occurs once. Based on what I've seen and read I have no reason to believe that protruding bolts are illegal; true there is some gray area, but since two distinct sections say it is legal, I would think that I can fairly assume that it is legal.
To me the rules pretty clearly allow the bolts to protrude as neither of the first two quotes I posted have been removed from the rules.
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It appears to me that the note does not contradict the rules, but rather clarifies them; the "minor protrusions such as bolt heads, fastener ends, rivets, etc... within the BUMPER ZONE" (in my view) are allowed in order to attach the bumpers to the robot, and when the bumpers are removed, so are said protrusions. Then "you should be able to push the ROBOT... up against a vertical wall, and the FRAME PERIMETER will be the only point of contact with the wall."
So, if my reasoning is correct, the only protruding bolts allowed are the bolts holding the bumpers on.