R702       *Communicate with the ROBOT with the specified radio. 1 Vivid Hosting wireless bridge (P/N: VH-109, WCP-1538), that has been configured with the appropriate encryption key for your team number at each event, is the only permitted device for communicating to and from the ROBOT during the MATCH. Events held in China are the exceptions to this rule and must use an OpenMesh (P/N: OM5P-AN or OM5P-AC) radio.

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 2026_v1.2 or later.

R906       *No unsafe OPERATOR CONSOLES. OPERATOR CONSOLES shall not be made using hazardous materials, be unsafe, cause an unsafe condition, or interfere with other DRIVE TEAMS or the operation of other ROBOTS.

R707       *Limited wireless allowed. The only forms of wireless communication that may be used to communicate to, from, or within the ROBOT, include: