<R9>

Officially registered Team numbers must be displayed on Robot License Plates. To participate in an official VEX Robotics Competition event, a Team must first register on robotevents.com and receive a VRC Team number. This Team number must be displayed on a minimum of two (2) opposing sides of the Robot using License Plates. Teams may choose to use the official VRC License Plate Kit, or may create their own.
  • Robots must use plates that match their Alliance color for each Match (i.e., red Alliance Robots must have their red plates on for the Match). It must be abundantly clear which color Alliance the Robot belongs to. If both colors of License Plates are mounted on a Robot, then the incorrect color must be covered, taped over, or otherwise obscured. Since License Plates are considered non-functional decorations, this is a legal non-functional use of tape.
  • License Plates are considered non-functional decorations (per <R8>), and must fulfill all relevant Robot rules (e.g., they must fit within the 18” cube, cannot functionally change the stability or rigidity of the Robot, cause Entanglement, etc.)
  • Team numbers must be in white font, and clearly legible.
  • License Plates must be at least 2.48 inches (63.2mm) tall and 4.48 inches (114mm) wide, i.e., at least the height/width dimensions of the plates in the VRC License Plate Kit.
    • The intent of this rule is to make it immediately apparent to Head Referees which Alliance and which Team each Robot belongs to, at all times. Being able to “see through” a Robot arm to the wrong color License Plate on the opposite side of the Robot could cause confusion, and would be considered a violation of <R9a>. It will be at the full discretion of the Head Referee and inspector at a given event to determine whether a given custom License Plate satisfies the criteria listed in <R9>. Teams wishing to utilize custom plates should be prepared for the possibility of this judgment, and ensure that they are prepared to replace any custom parts with official VEX License Plates if requested. Not bringing official replacement plates to an event will not be an acceptable reason for overlooking a violation of one or more points in <R9>. If a Robot must be removed from the Field based on this rule, <R3ci> applies and the Team should not be issued a “no-show.”



    Figure 34: An example of a License Plate made from the VRC License Plate Kit


    Figure 35: An example of a legal custom License Plate