Does the bumper have to have a minimum 1/2″ radius on ALL surfaces?
The sense of the 1/2″ minimum radius rule is prevent sharp bumper features to contact another robot, or its bumper. Thus the “top” and “bottom” of the bumper do not have to meet the 1/2″ min radius requirement. The vertical face of the gap in the bumper does not have to meet the 1/2″ criterion either. Both of the bumper configurations shown below are compliant with the rules. • Does the specification that the bumper must “cover, at a minimum, the space from 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches above the playing field” refer to the 1″ vertical surface portion of the bumper, or the bumper as a whole? There must be at least one inch of vertical bumper. The bumper may cover more than 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches.
