Bumper Material

[Nate Laverdure]

Originally Posted by kevincrispie

We also experimented with using [lubricant] on our bumpers... However, we'd likely need to get some sort of Q+A ruling to do that to be safe, as it becomes a user applied material to the fabric.

This one's a real stretch. Even if you can find a way to overcome the R21 problems (BUMPERS must be constructed in accordance with Fig 4-8), you still face this issue:

Originally Posted by R17

Lubricants may be used only to reduce friction within the ROBOT. Lubricants may not contaminate the ARENA or other ROBOTS.

I know this rains on everyone's parade.