Hello Chief Delphi Members, I Have a few questions about the bumper specifications for this season. We have our reversible bumpers from last year, but we are questioning whether those bumpers are able to be re-used this year, they meet the specifications of “STRONGHOLD”. Does anyone know of any bumper spec changes from last year that we would need to be aware of? Thank you to all and good luck.
According to rule R13:
Emphasis mine. However, is your robot perimeter this year the same as it was last year?
The bumper itself should be compliant, including the team number. Bumper zone (how high off the floor) is different
But you built the BUMPER for last year’s ROBOT dimensions, right? Does it still fit on a smaller ROBOT?
Corner bumpers from last year would obviously work. Do note that requirements this year are 6" of coverage form each corner, instead of last year’s 8". So your bumpers may be larger than strictly necessary.
Thank you for the descriptive answer. Our robot’s perimeter is a bit different but we have sections that are reusable, I was just wondering about the bumpers themselves and if they are still compliant regardless of our robot perimeter. Thank you for the clarification.