Bumpers for a game purpose?

[Andrew Blair]

As long as a bumper stays within the parameters of "bumper", and stays in its "bumper zone", would it be legal to form bumpers that would serve a purpose towards offensive game play? i.e. tapered in the front of a robot to help corral balls towards the center?


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[ewankoff]

you are alound to modify the shape of the bumper for a ball collector as long is it quallifies through the other rules

[blue_crew]

remember the 10 degree rule though

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by <R35>

...If used, bumpers must satisfy the following constraints:

• Bumpers must be designed as shown in figure 5-1
• ...

The specified design does not allow for modification, except for the optional inclusion of noodle-filled corners and the placement of gaps.

[ewankoff]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

The specified design does not allow for modification, except for the optional inclusion of noodle-filled corners and the placement of gaps.

you are aloud to have a ball intake if i remember correctly

[AIBob]

Originally Posted by ewankoff

you are aloud to have a ball intake if i remember correctly

Yes:

Originally Posted by R35

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Obviously harvesting balls from the floor or launching balls along the floor must be done through gaps
in bumpers or over bumpers.
...

[ewankoff]

thanks for verifying