Bumper Question

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Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Q,
openings into the Frame Perimeter are allowed if all other rules are in compliance. If your robot Frame is 28" wide, an opening in that width can be as large as 12" wide while still meeting the 8" minimum rule. However, do not forget that bumpers can be anywhere in the 2" to 10" above the floor. That leaves several inches under the bumper without needing an opening in the frame.

This is exactly how I interpreted it, but then in update 2013-01-15 they addressed the possibility of a side that was less than 8", stating that the 8" requirement would then extend around the corner...again, I interpret this to refer only to a side <8" with two outside corners ...the response I quoted above made me question that - because it seems to me that it could be interpreted to indicate that the cut out section is, in a way, disregarded - and the 8 inch "side" requirement could continue after the cutout or around the corner.

I ask only because we had a pretty cool geometrical idea that we ruled out when we sketched it out and saw the implications of the bumper rule. Just wanted to make sure I did not miss a loophole.