[EricH]

Originally Posted by cbeavers6790

last year lots of teams had openings in their bumpers to allow for a kicker mechanism, pusher, etc while the cutout will be differnet the idea that the inside of the cutout would not be the first thing to touch a vertical wall in a collision it wouldnt need bumpers if you have anything that would help me make sure i am correct in this idea i would appreciate it

Last year, the bumpers were higher. There wasn't a single team to my knowledge that had a gap there intentionally (100% coverage again).

The frame perimeter is defined as

BUMPERS must provide complete protection of the entire FRAME PERIMETER of the ROBOT (i.e. BUMPERS must wrap entirely around the ROBOT).

The visual is to wrap a piece of string around the robot. They should have used a rubber band (and I told them so during the offseason). That string will show you the bumper perimeter. You need bumpers on 100% of that string. No bumpers over the cutout, no 100% coverage, fix it before you can play.