Bumper numbers

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by station

What are the rules regarding colors on the numbers for the bumpers.

R28A - 4" tall, .5" stroke and white or outlined in white.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by station

What are the rules regarding colors on the numbers for the bumpers.

R28.

Hasn't changed in a few years (2012, I think?). Might change next year. Read the manual then too.

[scca229]

Game Manual Section 4.7, BUMPER Rules, R28:

Team numbers must be displayed and positioned on the BUMPERS such that an observer walking
around the perimeter of the ROBOT can unambiguously tell the Team’s number from any point of
view and meet the following additional criteria:
A. consist of numerals at least 4 in. high, at least ½ in. in stroke width, and be either white in
color or outlined in white
B. must not wrap around sharp corners (less than 160 degrees) of the FRAME PERIMETER

*emphasis mine

Blue box for R28 says that the numbers can be split across sections of bumpers but must still be clearly visible and unambiguous.


{and sniped because I took waaayyy too long to type}

[ATannahill]

Originally Posted by Billfred

R28.

Hasn't changed in a few years (2012, I think?). Might change next year. Read the manual then too.

I'm pretty sure it was different in 2015.

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by rtfgnow

I'm pretty sure it was different in 2015.

...d'oh.

[FrankJ]

We always embroider our numbers (2015 excepted ). The last few years, a team mom had the machine, before that we sent them to a local embroider shop. They look great and hold up well. Actually we made an extra set in 2014 for 2015. So we are the ones responsible for no bumpers in 2015.

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by station

What are the rules regarding colors on the numbers for the bumpers.

The 2016 rule was:

Originally Posted by R28

Team numbers must be displayed and positioned on the BUMPERS such that an observer walking around the perimeter of the ROBOT can unambiguously tell the Team’s number from any point of view and meet the following additional criteria:

• A. consist of numerals at least 4 in. high, at least ½ in. in stroke width, and be either white in color or outlined in white
• B. must not wrap around sharp corners (less than 160 degrees) of the FRAME PERIMETER

The bumper rules (as with all of them) are subject to change from year to year, but the 2012-2014 team number marking rules were very similar if not identical to 2016. ('5 is right out!)