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Usage Guidelines All Questions

1073: VUR2 and legacy/discontinued products

CSUN1
20-Feb-2022

VUR2 states

Teams may use any official VEX Robotics product, other than the exceptions noted below, to construct their Robot. This includes those from the VEXpro, VEX V5, VEX IQ, and VEX GO product lines. To determine if a product is “official” or not, refer to www.vexrobotics.com.

The term any implies that the list mentioned is not exclusive as there are other official product lines not mentioned (i.e. EDR/Cortex, EXP, and Toys)

Are VEX EDR/Cortex components, which are not crosslisted as V5, legal for VEXU? (i.e. 2.75" single roller omni wheels, part number 276-2165)

And are parts from the other two lineups (EXP and toys) legal for VEXU?

R6  
Answered by committee

The term any implies that the list mentioned is not exclusive as there are other official product lines not mentioned (i.e. EDR/Cortex, EXP, and Toys)

And are parts from the other two lineups (EXP and toys) legal for VEXU?

Yes, this interpretation is correct. Yes, VEX EXP and VEX Robotics by HEXBUG / VEX Toys products are legal.

Are VEX EDR/Cortex components, which are not crosslisted as V5, legal for VEXU?

Technically, yes. However, the intent of referencing the VEX website to determine whether a part is "offiical" or not is to provide some form of documentation for inspectors who may not be familiar with the entire spectrum of VEX products. This is especially true for VEX U, as it cannot be assumed that a VEX inspector is familiar with other product lines. Therefore, if attempting to use a legacy component, we would advise having some form of documentation or evidence that the product in question is an "official" VEX product to assuage any inspector concerns.