Answered: R19 definition of 2 opposing sides

VEX Robotics Competition Discussion VRC > In The Zone (17/18)
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<R19> To participate in an official VEX Robotics Competition Tournament a team must first register on robotevents.com. Upon registering they will receive their VEX Team Identification Number (VEX Team ID#) and a welcome kit containing VEX Team Identification Number Plates. Every robot should have their VEX Team ID# Plates displayed on a minimum of 2-opposing sides.

At a recent tournament, a team was told mid way through the tournament that they needed to change the location of their plates because they were both on the same plane even though the plates were on opposite sides of the robot. One plate was as far on the left as possible and one was as far on the right as possible, but both were facing up. This is a robot without any lift mechanism other than the one that takes in a mobile goal. Both plates are clearly visible from anywhere on the field.

Is there something I am missing concerning different planes as opposed to opposing sides?

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When a VRC-specific definition of a given word is unavailable, we generally try to refer back to the dictionary definition. The relevant definition for “opposing” from dictionary.com reads: “to set (two things) so as to face or be opposite to one another.”

With this in mind, the intent of <R19> is for plates to be on two opposing sides of the robot, facing in opposite directions. The plates in this image are on the same side of the robot, facing in the same direction.