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E401        *Load in during Load-In. Teams must load in the ROBOT and all ROBOT elements into the event by the end of the last designated Load-In period on the Public Schedule. ROBOT and all ROBOT elements that are loaded in, may not be brought back out until Load-Out. Exceptions are as follows:

A.      raw stock

B.      OPERATOR CONSOLES, BUMPERS, battery assemblies

C.      COTS items with minor modifications (attachment of connectors, assembly of COTS items per manufacturer instructions, labeling or decoration, etc.)

D.      3D printed parts

E.      gearboxes attached to associated motor(s)

F.      exceptional circumstances that result in a team not being able to make the Load-In time and has made arrangements with Event Management.

Public Schedules can be found in the additional info section via the Team & Event Search.

There are no rules that explicitly restrict items that may be brought into the venue during the designated Load-In period. During Load-In, teams are not limited to a single trip, and are encouraged to be as efficient and safe as possible.

Violation: Item will not be permitted into venue.

Similar Rules

Rule E403
E403        *Load-In Restrictions. The only team permitted activities during load in periods prior to pits opening are:
Rule E405
E405        *Once done, head out. Unless assisting other teams, teams must leave the venue once finished delivering materials (or, in the case of Early Pit Setup, when setup is complete) prior to pits opening.
Rule E402
E402        *Load-In person limit is 6. Only 6 team members (one of which must be an adult) may be in the pit area during any Load-In period prior to pits opening.
Rule E118
E118        *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 2026 FIRST Robotics Competition Event.