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Originally Posted by Gdeaver
I would encourage teams to look at the bumpers as a structural element. They can be more than protection and weight. Even a strong frame can take damage from a point impact. Hitting a wall is not the same as another un-bumpered robot hitting your unbumpered robot at high speed. Our 2006 robot has a nasty dent in the frame from ramp riot.
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What would this structural element be? No matter how I think of it bumpers always strike me as either weight, protection, or stability.
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