Bumper Covers

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by Macdaddy549

We were told at the Chesapeake Regional that they were to baggy and the could entangle another robot.

Thanks for bringing up this topic to benefit lots of teams in Weeks 4-6.

Dealing with bumper covers took a huge chunk of inspector time at Chesapeake.
Sometimes they started out ok, but got droopy once they were on the field.
Sometimes they were dysfunctional from the get-go.
Sometimes they needed just a little shoring up or a little touching up or a little TLC.

I never imagined "baggy bumper covers" would be so much a part of my vocabulary for 3 days.

[Macdaddy549]

After the eye opening time we had, we've decided to remove the bumper covers and take them home to cover them like the old days.

The reason we decided to go with the slip covers was that we finished our bot late and thought we would go the easy route. Live and learn.

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by Macdaddy549

. Live and learn.

<veering off topic>
Isn't that one of the definitions of FRC?
Glad your team could travel to Chesapeake. It was fun having some many teams from all over there.

[Anne Shade]

Just to clarify, the issue with your bumpers at Chesapeake had nothing to do with entanglement. The issue is that all part of your bumpers must fit within the bumper zone, 1" to 7" off the floor. Those using bumper covers that are loose are easily extending beyond those limits. If you go on the field that way, you are inviting a penalty for violating the robot rules.

[GilaMonsterAlex]

We used the AndyMark bumper covers. Due to our dimensions, they were tight and fit very nice. The only modifications we made were the velcro ties. We added a bunch more to better fit our needs. They aren't easy to throw on if they are full as they should be, but three of us could do them without issue.