pic: Bumper Velcro 2

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by EricH

Take a look at the other picture of the velcro bumpers. This one, probably OK. The other one shows what appears to be Velcro as an attachment for the bumpers--if it isn't, you've got the entire perimeter of the plywood with about half an inch to an inch of Velcro to attach to.

Ahhh, Now I see where you are coming from.

If picture 1 is an attachment to the frame then it is not secure enough and will not/ should not pass inspection.

If picture 1 is just the cover attachment and we are not yet seeing the frame attachment then they should be within the rules (although I'd still be concerned about the covers coming partially off and incurring penalties, etc).

[Imadapocalypse]

Repost:

i hope you guys arent thinking we're gonna use velcro to put the bumpers on the robot. We plan to use the velcro for the bumper covers. ideally making two sets would be the plan but we probably will not have enough room for two sets when we fly to regionals

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Imadapocalypse

Repost:

i hope you guys arent thinking we're gonna use velcro to put the bumpers on the robot. We plan to use the velcro for the bumper covers. ideally making two sets would be the plan but we probably will not have enough room for two sets when we fly to regionals

OK, you're probably good, unless it comes off mid-match. Just that a) there wasn't anything obvious to say otherwise and b) this would have been a good thing to note in the caption of the picture, something about "For attaching covers to the bumpers".

[johnr]

Do most people feel that velcro attached on the outside/seen part of bumpers are legal? I didn't see anything in rules against it or a specific Q&A about it.