<R22> - <R24> Budget contstraints

[ssa3512]

<R22> The total cost of all non-KOP items shall not exceed $3,500.00 USD.
A. All costs are to be determined as explained in Section 8.3.3.1 – Cost Determination of Additional Parts
B. No individual item shall have a value of over $400.00. The total cost of COMPONENTS purchased in bulk may exceed $400.00 USD as long as the cost of an individual COMPONENT does not exceed $400.00.

<R23> The following items are EXCLUDED from the total cost calculation:
A. All items provided in the 2010 KOP
B. The cost of any non-functional decorations
C. The cost of individual fasteners, adhesives, or lubricants, unless any one component exceeds $1.00
D. The costs of SPARE PARTS. A SPARE PART used as a direct replacement for a failed or defective ROBOT part (either KOP item or non-KOP item) that has already been included in the cost accounting is covered by the accounting for the original part
E. All costs for the construction of the OPERATOR CONSOLE

<R24> Individual COMPONENTS or MECHANISMS retrieved from previous ROBOTS and used on 2010 ROBOTS must have their undepreciated cost included in the 2010 ROBOT cost accounting, and applied to the overall cost limits.

Does the stated "2010 KOP" include all parts included in the "Rookie Kit" (For example the cRIO and modules?) Rule <R24> states that parts taken from previous robots must be counted in the 3,500 USD Non-KOP budget constraints, and <R23> does not state anything excluding "Rookie" exclusive parts from the budget constraints. This seems to just be an oversight in the wording, as this is the first year we have had separate Rookie/Veteran kits.

Some clarification on this issue would be great.

[ATannahill]

Sounds like something for the Q&A.

[CrazyCarl461]

This seems like a discrepancy until you read the KOP definition again:

..For veteran teams, some of these items will be provided by FIRST and some must be either retrieved from previous ROBOTS or purchased separately. For the Purposed of these rules, the 2010 versions of all of the items listed in the 2010 Kit Of Parts Checklist will be considered "in the 2010 Kit" regardless of the method of acquisition.

None of the rookie items will count against anyone's budget.