Thread: Brainstorm: Improving the FRC bumper rules
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Re: Brainstorm: Improving the FRC bumper rules
I think the other reason FIRST is pushing bumpers is to level the playing field a bit for rookie teams. It's hard for a kit-bot to stand up to a beating that a welded frame with big CNC'ed side plates can dish out. FIRST isn't BattleBots, so let's not force teams to make robots that way!

However, I think bumpers may actually make matches more violent/aggressive. When teams have to worry about actually damaging their robot, I would hope they tend to not be quite so aggressive in their driving on the field.
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