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Re: Team Update #2

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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock View Post

Why can't they just come out & say that a 6" bumper is either 6" total length without any overlap past the wood, or a 6" piece of wood with the only allowed overlap being the 1 or 2 pieces of vertical pool noodle(s) at the ends.

I'm glad I (think I) understand what they are trying to say, but why must they be so roundabout sometimes in the way they say things?
That Q&A was mine.

I too was struggling with the obtuse language, but it is VERY clear now: The length of a "Bumper" is the any length that includes all three elements: the wood backing, foam and cover.

So angular foam protrusions and vertical noodles are NOT part of the bumper length (they don't include the wood backing).

This explains why the 9" bumper on the front of the robot in the figures is measured as 6".

Bottom Line: Bumpers are REQUIRED in TWO places:

1. On the front, two 6" segments minimum.
2. on the rear (or wherever the trailer hits the robot when it swings around.
 


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