Tips from a veteran Robot Inspector

[martin417]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Martin,
You have pointed out a common mistake when checking the rules. In the case of the Q&A the answer is referring to the bumper. Another part of the rules say that the bumper must be fully supported by robot frame.

[R33]
Bumpers must be supported by the structure/frame of the Robot (i.e. each end of the Bumper must be rigidly attached
to the Frame Perimeter, the gap between the backing material and the frame must not be greater than ¼ in. and no
section of Bumper greater than 8 in. may be unsupported). See Figure 4-7.

It is for this reason, I always add..."all bumper rules must be satisfied".

Which brings up one of my gripes about the way the GDC answers Q&A. The question was asked clearly. They could have answered the question in a way that actually answered the question and removed all ambiguity. Instead, they answered the question in a way that caused at least one person (me) to re-interpret the rules incorrectly. I understand that they don't want to analyze designs in the Q&A, but they answered the very same question very clearly in the team update from yesterday. Why not do that during the build season?