Legal Bumpers?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by wilhitern1

DonRotolo,

Could you refer me to the attachment rules that apply to attachment, just so that I don't do something stupid.

The attachment stuff has been in the bumper rules all build season.

Particularly read [R28-E] (and the [R28] blue box), [R32], and [R33].



Tim, I'd like to point you to the following Q&A responses:

Game - The Robot » Bumper Rules » R27
Q. Does the 8" of bumpers required on each side of vertex include the 3" of the bumper meeting it from the connected side? Or does the bumper need to be 8" of plywood with noodle. In Figure 4-1 it appears that the upper left horizontal bumper is 8", and the vertical is 6" with no plywood on the end.
A. Per Rule [R27], the Bumper must be at least 8 in. Per Rule [R28], the Bumper must be backed by plywood. Thus, the plywood must be 8 in. The figures in Section 4.1.6 are for illustrative purposes only and are not drawn to scale.

Game - The Robot » Bumper Rules » R27
Q. Figure 4-1 shows short segments of bumper on each side of an opening. 4.1.6 says that the minimum length of bumper is 8". But does the 8" include the part of of the bumper that overlaps with a bumper on the adjacent side, or only the part that is backed up by the chassis? A measurement added to Figure 4-1 would be really helpful.
A. The 8 in. specified in Rule [R27] does not include overlapping sections of bumper material found at an exterior vertex.

(emphasis mine)