Answered: Anti Slip Mats Legal ?

[e-LEMON-ators_5119z]

Hi guys, quick question … is the anti-slip mats legal in VRC … link below to product

http://www.active-robots.com/shop-by-brand/vex-robotics/vex-robotics-structure/anti-slip-mats.html

[Karthik]

Hi guys, quick question … is the anti-slip mats legal in VRC … link below to product

http://www.active-robots.com/shop-by-brand/vex-robotics/vex-robotics-structure/anti-slip-mats.html

Please be sure to read the Q&A Usage Guidelines before posting. Specifically items 1 & 3, regarding reading the manual and quoting applicable rules.

The following rules apply in this situation.

<R5> Robots may be built ONLY from Official Robot Components from the VEX Robotics Design System unless otherwise specifically noted within these rules.

<R6> Official VEX products are ONLY available from VEX & Official VEX Resellers. To determine whether a product is “official” or not, consult www.VEXrobotics.com.

Looking at the website, as suggested by <R6>, we find the following:

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Thus, you would be able to use VEX Anti-Slip Mat, or any other Anti-Slip Mat which is identical to the VEX version in all ways except for colour. Specifically, the Anti-Slip Mat which you linked to is an official VEX product being sold by an official VEX Reseller. It is definitely legal.

<R7> Robots are allowed the following additional “non-VEX” components:
b. Any parts which are identical to legal VEX parts. For the purposes of this rule, products which are identical in all ways except for color are permissible. Note: It is up to inspectors to determine whether a component is “identical” to an official VEX component.

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