Due to the unfortunate ability of our team to get more than one actual team registered for an upcoming competition, we are only allowed to have on robot competing in the competition.
That being said, what is the legality of switching between robots in matches?
I know it is possible to rebuild a robot between days of the competition but what if we build two different ones and have them reinspected between matches?
Karthik
November 22, 2011, 1:45pm
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Broskies:
Due to the unfortunate ability of our team to get more than one actual team registered for an upcoming competition, we are only allowed to have on robot competing in the competition.
That being said, what is the legality of switching between robots in matches?
I know it is possible to rebuild a robot between days of the competition but what if we build two different ones and have them reinspected between matches?
Let’s take a look at <R1> from the VEX Gateway Game Manual . I’ve bolded some text for emphasis:
<R1> Only one (1) robot will be allowed to compete per team in the VEX Robotics Competition. Though it is expected that teams will make changes to their robot at the competition, a team is limited to only one (1) robot. The VEX Robotics Design System is intended to be a mobile robotics design platform. As such, a VEX robot, for the purposes of the VRC, has the following subsystems:
Subsystem 1: Mobile robotic base including wheels, tracks, legs, or any other mechanism that allows the robot to navigate the majority of the flat playing field surface.
Given the above definitions, a minimum robot for use in any VRC event (including skills challenges) must consist of 1 and 2 above. Thus if you are swapping out an entire subsystem of either item 1 or 2, you have now created a second robot and are no longer legal.Teams may not switch back and forth between multiple robots during a competition.
Thus a team may not use two robots at one competition.