[EricH]

Originally Posted by cbeavers6790

so lets say i have a gap that is less than 8 inches long but more than 1/4 inch deep. there will be bumpers on each side of the cutout but i cannot put bumpers in front of the cutout beucase that is where the grasping mechanism must go to fit inside the dimensions of the starting robot is this illegal or not?

Your frame perimeter is not 100% protected. Therefore, you are in violation of <R07-A> and will not be allowed to compete until there is 100% protection of the frame perimeter.