My team and I have designed some 3D printed cable and tubing organizers, what do we need to do to classify theese as commercially avaible? Is it enough for us to post the files online for free? Or do we need to sell them physically? Any help understanding this is very much apperciated! The main part of R8 we are confused about is part f.
The official VEX V5 Robotics Competition Question & Answer system has closed for this season. If your team is planning to attend the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship, you may submit game and event-related questions to the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championship Driver's Meeting Question Collection Form, which is available at this link: https://forms.gle/VpoRH5GmhktejJ8R8.
Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2024-2025: High Stakes
2311: What qualifies as "Commercially Available?"
Answered by committee
Per clause G of rule <R19>, functional 3D printed Robot parts are not legal for use in the VEX V5 Robotics Competition. Posting files online does not make them commercially available.
The intent of this rule is to make off-the-shelf parts like cable track or woven loom cable carrier legal for securing wires and pneumatic tubing--not to create a 3D printing loophole.