[Sumathi]

I believe it is normal to see this now. We lost points during the final matches because our bumpers were falling off. (frame was broken) At first I began to question why they would penalize us when it was the other robots fault for agressive driving. I finally reasoned what I think FIRST wants us to play by. There was a part in the rules saying that there would be lots of contact so be prepared, therefore we should have been prepared. Because our robot broke down we were not prepared and therefore should be penalized for the broken parts falling out side of the perimeter.

Disclaimer: This is the way I understand it, if you don't agree feel free to elaborate or offer a different view.