Question about the bumpers.

[T3_1565]

Originally Posted by BillP

No, the bumpers are not mandatory, and yes, it is OK if they only cover part of your robot. However, if you don't have the bumpers, the referee's may interpret "contact" with other robots differently (this varied a little from regional to regional last year).

Having said that, I'm pretty sure you can put a different bumper design on your robot, but if you do, they must be weighed as part of the robot and fit inside the sizing cube. (Only the "Standard" bumpers must be removed for weighing and sizing). This is just my interpretation. You might want to confirm this with the Q/A system.

Thanks. I wanted to clarify that. And for the record I understand ref will look at bumping in a different light without bumpers, thats why it will be partly covered, so far our design cannot have a bumper on the back of it. So we will probably put one on the front for bumping purposes.

EDIT: Is it still considered to be a "standard bumper" if it doesn't completely cover the robot?