Fasteners extending outside the FRAME PERIMETER

[Mike Betts]

Originally Posted by sanddrag

I still can't understand why teams don't just build their robots an inch smaller than the sizing box. All this debate over bolt heads sticking out is just silly....

I agree completely. I can see a rookie team being blind sided by this but I have no sympathy for a veteran team.

If you have designed your frame too close to "exactly" 28x38, then you have opened yourself up to problems regarding variations in dimensions and of "squareness" of the sizing box and you should be prepared for failure.

Likewise, if you have designed so close to the "bumper perimeter" that the (admittedly subjective) robot inspection is in jeopardy, you be prepared for a rough time on Thursdays...

Please use common sense!

JMHO,

Mike