R405      *BUMPERS indicate your ALLIANCE. Each ROBOT must be able to display red or blue BUMPERS to reflect their ALLIANCE color, as assigned in the MATCH schedule distributed at the event (as described in Section 10.1 MATCH Schedules). BUMPER markings visible when installed on the ROBOT, other than the following, are prohibited:

A.     those required per R406,

B.     hook-and-loop tape, snap fasteners, or functional equivalents backed by the hard parts of the BUMPER,

C.     solid white FIRST logos between 4¾ in. (~12 cm) and 5¼ in. wide (~13 cm) (i.e. comparable to those available in the CRESCENDO Virtual Kit), and

D.     narrow areas of underlying fabric exposed at seams, corners, or folds.