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Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Push Back
3064: Clarification on Inspection Questions
At a recent event that our team went to, there were a couple of items mentioned during the inspection which the team has never been asked before and we wanted to seek clarification on them-
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The inspectors mentioned that to be legal, the VEX stickers must be visible on the air cylinders. We are not able to find such a rule in the game manual, and <R24> states that visual decorations are allowed, and our team has wrapped the air cylinders with black tape to match the team's robot color scheme. If this occurs again, we are thinking of bringing a cylinder without the tape to show the inspectors going forward. Is this acceptable, or should the team just remove the tape from the cylinders already on their robot?
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The inspectors also asked the team whether they used any loctite. <R27f> allows the use to loctite. So we were wondering if there is a limitation on the use of Loctite. The team uses Blue loctite which is what we believe to be the legal one.
Thank you in advance.
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Decorating air cylinders with stickers, tape, or other similar materials is currently subject to the judgment of the inspector and Head Referee, and may be allowed. However, it is likely that we'll add some restrictions beginning with the next game manual update to ensure that inspectors and Head Referees can easily and quickly confirm that the cylinders are legal parts.
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Clause F of rule <R27> allows the use of Loctite or similar thread-locking products to secure mechanical fasteners. This allowance only applies to fasteners, and Loctite cannot be used for any purpose anywhere else on the Robot.