Q774 and the Supreme Bumper Mounts

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by notmattlythgoe

Says who? Teams have been using bumpers to increase the structural integrity of their robots for years. Please point out where this is even indicated, don't just throw out what you think.

Originally Posted by R19

ROBOTS are required to use BUMPERS to protect all outside corners of the FRAME PERIMETER. For adequate protection, at least 8 in. of BUMPER must be placed on each side of each outside
corner..

In general, the bumper rules (and the Q&A clarifications) fall into two categories: those that ensure the bumpers protect the robot (and other robots, field elements, etc), and those that restrict the geometry and composition of the bumper so that it is not used to increase the robot functionality.

And OBTW, I posted this in response to (emphasis mine):

Originally Posted by Procolsaurus

Do you think a design like this is...