<VUR5>

The following material types are not considered Raw Stock, and are therefore not permitted:
 
Type
Examples
1
Any otherwise-legal Raw Stock that has been post-processed by drilling, machining, or otherwise removing material
Angle aluminum with regularly-spaced holes or slots Perforated sheet metal
2
Extrusions that do not fall under one of the categories listed in <VUR4>
Non-rectangular aluminum extrusions, such as 80/20, T-slot, or Octanorm Gear stock
3
Assembled items (or pre-arranged kits of unassembled items) that form a single, more complex component
Gearboxes Claw mechanisms Swerve drive modules
4
Commercial Off-the-Shelf items that are intended to be used with minimal modification
Wheels Gears Timing belts and pulleys
5
Materials that are intended to be cast or sintered
Resin / powdered-bed 3D printing Molten aluminum used for sand casting
Note: <VUR2> takes precedence over this rule. Materials purchased from VEX Robotics that fall under one of these categories (e.g., VersaFrame pre-drilled extrusion) are permitted.
In industry, terms like “Raw Stock”, “raw material”, and “material stock” are often used interchangeably, and cover an extremely broad scope of physical goods. The lists in <VUR4> and <VUR5> are intended to explain what specific material types and profiles fall under the defined term “Raw Stock” in the context of the VURC competition.