bumpers

[Bill_B]

Originally Posted by mathking

At least by my reading of the rules, having just a covering runs the risk of a penalty if the covering is ripped off. This does not seem to be the case for two sets of bumpers with different colors. So if you get tangled up with another robot and they pull your blue bumper cover off revealing the red, you get a penalty. If you get tangled up and your only bumper cover is ripped, no penalty. So we will build two sets of bumpers.

How about the rule that penalties cannot be "inflicted" by the other alliance? I mean, how else could the covering come off to get a penalty. I suppose in a collision with your own alliance?