material cost limit

[haverfordfords]

I have heard there is some sort of spending limit per team for materials. What has the typical material cost limit been?

[Max Lobovsky]

In 2004, the maximum amount of money that could be spent on labor/parts for the robot was $3500 total, $400 for electronics, and a $100 maximum for a single electronics part.

Regular prices, not special discounts are used to count the total.

Though there is plenty of vagueness in this part of the rule, as I understand it, any part manufactured, at least in part, by a student does not count towards the total (beyond the cost of whatever it was made from).

[Tuba4]

The quick answer to your cost question is $3,500 for any additional items you purchase beyond the kit of parts. For a complete and detailed answer read sub-section 5.3.2.1, Cost Limits and Accounting found in Section 5 - The Robot. This is part of the 2004 competition documents found at this link:

http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/doc_updt.htm

[Billfred]

One disclaimer on the above--these are the 2004 rules. FIRST may choose to do something entirely different for the 2005 season.