Your tall opaque robot is now illegal

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by waialua359

Sorry for not responding earlier, I just read this.
The zip ties on the sides of the bumper is our fault. One of my kids put them on for the sake of doing it which was not neccessary.
As for the corner in question, he did that because the corner in was somehow bent a little after a much earlier previous match and he used zipties to try and straighten them out. After being asked to secure it with screws, we did it in the heat of the moment because I didnt want to miss a match. I do still believe that the bumper was within the height requirements though. The robot passed reinspection.
Was it measured on the field?
I think it was more of a cause and effect seeing the zip ties.

Please note that reinspection is NOT another full inspection. During reinspection, we don't measure bumpers, or check frame perimeter, etc. We specifically look at what had changed. In the case of an elims reinspection, this is based on weight of the robot and talking with the team. Just because you passed reinspection does NOT mean everything is 100% legal, and when it comes to bumpers, the Head Ref does have some say on the field as to their legality.

You would not believe the stuff I've found at champs on robots that had passed inspection and reinspection at 3 or more prior events...