Can a carboard or paper name plate be placed on the robot?

Robots_ARE_Life · December 21, 2014, 5:46pm

Hello fellow RoboNerds, I was wondering if you could legally place a cardboard nameplate on the back of your base. We wanted to place the name of our robot on it but we were unsure if this was a rule or not.
Team 2118A

tabor473 · December 21, 2014, 5:47pm

It is legal as long as it is nonfunctional.

Kevin_Boenisch · December 21, 2014, 5:54pm

As Griffin said, this is allowed. The specific rule is R7d:

Skyrise Game Manual:

Teams may add non-functional decorations provided that these do not affect the robot
performance in any significant way or affect the outcome of the match. These decorations must
be in the spirit of the competition. Inspectors will have final say in what is considered
“nonfunctional”.
i. Anodizing and painting of parts would be considered a legal nonfunctional decoration
ii. Any guards or decals must be backed by legal materials that provide the same functionality.
i.e. If your robot has a giant decal that prevents Scoring Objects from falling out of the robot,
the decal must be backed by VEX material that also prevents the Scoring Objects from
falling out.
iii. If using the VEX speaker (Part #276-1504), the chosen audio must not be distracting and
must be in good taste. The Head Inspector and Head Referee will make the final decision on
the appropriateness of the audio

However, this would not be considered a replacement for the ID Plates and they are still required. I have seen events in the past allow teams to use bits of paper with the # on them if they lose the printed plates, but it should be less of a problem this year with them being commonly available.

Skyrise Game Manual:

<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.
a. The VEX Team Identification Number Plates are considered a non-functional decoration, and
cannot be used as a functional part of the robot.
b. These number plates must fulfill all robot rules (i.e. they must fit within the 18” cube per <R4>,
they cannot cause entanglement, etc.)
c. Robots must use the colored plates that match their alliance color for each match. (i.e. Robots
on the red alliance must have their red plates on for the match)

Robots_ARE_Life · December 21, 2014, 6:44pm

Thank you for the help!

Robots_ARE_Life · December 21, 2014, 6:45pm

Thank you for the help! We needed it.