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Originally Posted by Bronze
Don't forget that that volume includes the bumpers... ~3.25 inches from each side of the robot that the frame perimeter must be held within. So maximally, robots themselves can actually only be 23718 cubic inches (and thats in the short orientation, its actually less in the tall orientation, at 21573 cubic inches).
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We're playing with unreasonable numbers either way, but I feel like I should point out that your fuel tank can indeed extend over your bumpers so long as it
starts within your frame perimeter. The only mandatory volume loss is the volume of the bumpers themselves (but for that matter the battery and other required components).
In terms of scouting it, your first general pass won't need to be very specific. You might just write Low/Med/High on the forms and wait a few matches at your event to help your scouts get a feel of each and set standards based on your alliance selection needs. One of the most useful metrics will be how fast an alliance hits 40 kPa and how much (cycles and which
goal) a team had to do with it. By the time specifics really matter (District and Half Champs), the community will have built up a whole jargon for handling this, and your scouts will have the benefit of experience. Too often I see teams get overwhelmed trying to collect more detail than they need or are ready for and miss the forest for the trees.