Answered: Legal Parts

[railrhodes]

Is there an official list of legal parts for the robot?
I have VEX parts that are no longer listed for sale but were once VEX legal.
I heard the term “cross pollination” at the Skyrise presentation, but I don’t know what parts are included.

[Karthik]

Is there an official list of legal parts for the robot?

We ask you to please thoroughly read the VEX Skyrise Game Manual and to please review the Q&A Usage Guidelines before posting in this forum. Specifically, please quote the rule or definition that your question is referring to.

The official list is the collection of all products available at www.vexrobotics.com, minus the exceptions mentioned in the VEX Skyrise Manual in <R5>.

<R5> Robots may be built ONLY from Official Robot Components from the VEX Robotics Design System unless otherwise specifically noted within these rules.
a. During inspections if there is a question about whether something is an official VEX component, a team will be required to provide documentation to an inspector, which proves the component’s source. Such types of documentation include receipts, part numbers, or other printed documentation.
b. Only the VEX Robotics Design System Components specifically designed to be used for Robot construction are allowed. Using additional components outside their typical purpose is against the intent of the rule (i.e. please don’t try using VEX apparel, competition support materials, packaging or other non-robot products on a VEX Robotics Competition Robot).
c. Products from the VEXpro, VEX IQ, or VEX Robotics by Hexbug product line cannot be used for robot construction. Products from the VEXpro or VEX IQ, or VEX Robotics by Hexbug product line which are also cross listed as part of the VEX product line are legal.
d. Official Robotics Components from the VEX Robotics Design System which have been discontinued are still legal for competition use. However teams must be cognizant of <R5a>

I have VEX parts that are no longer listed for sale but were once VEX legal.

Please see <R5d> quoted above. These parts are still legal.