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I302 *Enter only 1 ROBOT. Each team may only inspect and play MATCHES with 1 ROBOT at a FIRST Tech Challenge event. Each FIRST Tech Challenge team may only participate in 1 concurrent event at a time.

Violation: VERBAL WARNING. RED CARD if not corrected.

The intent of this rule is to use tournament resources responsibly by not requiring volunteers to inspect multiple ROBOTS and to prevent loopholes around having multiple inspected ROBOTS that can be switched out between MATCHES.

This rule does not prohibit teams from bringing other ROBOTS or robot-like assemblies into the venue for other purposes such as awards presentations or pit displays.

It is expected that teams will update, make changes and even build multiple ROBOTS in the course of a season, this rule only applies to bringing multiple different ROBOTS to a single event to play MATCHES.

Similar Rules

I303 *Get inspected before playing a Qualification/Playoff MATCH. A team is only permitted to participate in a Qualification or Playoff MATCH and receive RANKING POINTS if their ROBOT has passed an initial, complete inspection. INSPECTORS are available to help, but teams are expected to ensure their ROBOT and other supporting equipment are within the rules at all times when competing.

I304 *Bring the complete ROBOT and supporting equipment to inspection. At the time of inspection, the OPERATOR CONSOLE and the ROBOT with battery must be presented with all MECHANISMS (including all COMPONENTS of each MECHANISM), configurations, and decorations that will be used on the ROBOT in MATCHES without re-inspection per I305.

I102 *Check-in at the event on time. Teams must check-in by the check-in deadline listed on the public event schedule or as instructed by the Event Director per E105. Check-in must be completed by a team adult and at least one STUDENT must be present at the venue before check-in can be completed.

I305 *Unless the change is listed below, any change to a ROBOT must get re-inspected. A ROBOT may play MATCHES with a subset of the MECHANISMS that were present during inspection provided the reconfigured ROBOT still complies with all ROBOT construction rules. Only MECHANISMS that were present during the inspection may be added, removed, or reconfigured between MATCHES without re-inspection per this rule. If a ROBOT is modified after its most recently passed inspection, it must be re-inspected before the ROBOT is eligible to participate in a MATCH.