Bumper Update

[Blizzard3197]

Originally Posted by EricH

I think you're confusing "length of metal in my robot's frame" with Frame Perimeter.

And I REALLY hope I'm right, because that could catch you.

So, here's my question to you: If you stretch a string around your robot right now, in the bumper zone, is it 120" or less? And, how wide is the gap currently? (And the side length, if you don't mind.)

Also, one other suggestion: read the rules on "support" of bumpers again.

Okay, so the gap for the ball is 10-12 inches, right? And the rules state that there must be 8 inches on either side of the opening from the corner out, like figure 4-3, bottom left robot. So 10+8+8=26, which is a lot. And that would not work for our previous diagram for our robot.

Though we're playing around with the idea of an arm/sucker combo with wheels to suck up the ball and the arm to aim.