R708      *Wireless bridge must be visible. The wireless bridge must be mounted on the ROBOT such that the diagnostic lights are visible to FIELD STAFF.

R609      *Connect main power safely. The 1 ROBOT battery, a single pair of Anderson Power Products (or APP) 2-pole SB type connectors, the 1 main 120-Amp (120A) surface mount circuit breaker (Cooper Bussman P/N CB185-120, CB185F-120, CB285-120 CB285F-120, CB285120F or Optifuse P/N 153120, 253120), and the 1 power distribution device (CTR Electronics Power Distribution Panel, PDP, P/N am-2856, 217-4244, 14-806880 or REV Robotics Power Distribution Hub, PDH, P/N REV-11-1850) shall be connected with 6 AWG (7 SWG or 16 mm2) copper wire or larger, with no additional devices or modifications (with the exception of monitoring circuitry permitted by R625), as shown in Figure 8‑9.

G209      *Enter only 1 ROBOT. Each registered FIRST Robotics Competition team may enter only 1 ROBOT (or “robot,” a ROBOT-like assembly equipped with most of its drive base, i.e. its MAJOR MECHANISM that enables it to move around a FIELD) into a 2024 FIRST Robotics Competition Event.

R701      *Control the ROBOT with a roboRIO. ROBOTS must be controlled via 1 programmable NI roboRIO or roboRIO 2.0 (P/N am3000 or am3000a, both versions referred to throughout this manual as “roboRIO”), with image version 2024_v2.1 or later.