Regarding Rule<R08> part M(Bumper attatchment)

[spacegy4]

Originally Posted by Vikesrock

Ok, I think I get what you're saying. I will try to answer generally so you may get your answer even if I have the wrong idea bout what you mean.


There are two issues at play here.

1. <R08>-M states that a bumper must be fully back along it's length. This means that every bumper segment on your robot must have a structural backing along the entire length of the plywood portion of the bumper.

2.<R08>-I states that all exterior corners of your robot must be protected by bumpers. The GDC has clarified through the Q&A that this means that both sides of the corner must be protected.

Taking these two rules together, barring atypical designs like corners that are very round (and may avoid being "corners") or sides less than 12" long it would appear that you need at least 12" of bumper with a robot structure behind it on each side of your robot.

It would really help if I could know if structural backing meant structural as to maintain its strength or structural as in made part of the robots main structure.