Frame Perimeter

[DBortnick]

Hey Chief Delphi,

I've looked quite a bit through the robot rules, but I wanted to verify with you all that I'm not missing something.

In the past, when there were bumpers, there were requirements about having a rigid frame perimeter. I believe that most of those requirements were for the purposes of making sure that the bumpers had certain lengths of properly reinforced backing and could withstand a hit.

Is there anything in this years game (other than the defined maximum length and width for transportation) that says that we must have a neatly defined perimeter? Specifically, my team is using mecanum wheels for the first time. While our gearboxes, motors, and wheels themselves have all been working to our liking, in a big potential "OH NO" moment, we are now realizing that we don't have room in our width requirements to add on protective outside plating for our mecanum wheels. While I know this isn't ideal, and potentially adds a (significant?) risk of us damaging the wheels, I wanted to make sure that it wouldn't hurt our chances of passing inspection.

Note: we are also NOT using bumpers.

Thoughts?