[EricH]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

Without going any further into the rules which may or may not stay within varying degrees of similarity or dissimilarity to last years, or possibly other previous years rules, I would assume that it is safe to proceed on the assumption that the rule against damaging the playing field will remain. As such, if the field is carpet and you start pulling it up with velcro tyres, they will not let you back on.

The other consideration you will want to make is if the hard side of velcro will give you the traction you desire on the fish scale flooring of the 2009 game.


Wetzel

Originally Posted by Teched3

In last year's competiton manual, Rule "R06" specifically prohibits the use of velcro to gain traction with the carpet. You can go to the FIRST website and look through last year's competition manual for the exact wording.

Umm...

He asked about FTC, the FIRST Tech Challenge. I'm not sure what the rules are for that.

Now, for FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition), ever since 2002, there has been a rule that says something to the effect of, "Any traction device that can damage the playing surface is not allowed." I would say velcro qualifies.

In either case, you need to read the rules.