Bumper Rules

[jhaugen]

The rules specifically state that the wood cannot extend past the corner. The picture shows a direct violation.

[GaryVoshol]

If you left your manipulator down in that position all match long, you might have a valid argument for extending the bumper as shown. But I presume you intend to move the manipulator at some time. Then the leading edge of the frame defines your bumper zone. Once you move the defining edge of your robot, the bumpers have to be in compliance with that new edge. There was already a Q&A for the opposite situation - someone wanted to know how to measure 2/3's if the frame size expanded after start, and the answer was that 2/3's applied during the entire match. I would imagine the GDC would make a parallel ruling for your robot, that the bumper could not extend past the corner of the frame once you moved your mechanism.

[dtengineering]

Well, you could always just bolt on an extension to the side rail of your robot, so that the side rail reached as far forward as the bottom of the gripper. (that's within the starting configuration, right?)

If you are worried about the plywood extending into the corners... just re-define the location of the corners of your robot!

Jason