pic: Bumper Handles

[GeeTwo]

Originally Posted by Cothron Theiss

I also love the idea. This would make loading and unloading the robot safer and easier. However, if your handles are mounted to the bumper, are your bumpers mounted to your frame securely enough to lift the robot? A good, secure bumper mount might not be load-bearing enough for this application.

I'd argue the other way. If I wouldn't want to lift a robot by the bumpers, they're not secure enough for FIRST Stronghold.

Edit: That said, I concur that they do not comply with the bumper rules. The rules constructively specify that bumpers are for protection, secure attachment to the chassis, and alliance color and team number designation. Any part of the bumper that does not provide one or more of these functions should not be part of the bumper. If the same parts which fill these functions just happen to provide additional functions, that's OK, but it's hard to see how lift handles fill any of the required bumper functions.