Please note the amended section 11.3 in the general regulations:
The robot must be brought to the competition assembled. From this year onwards, there will be no long construction phase at the start of the competition day.
The main reason for the change is the new specifications for robots in Chapter 5 of the general regulations. Section 5.2 states that any materials and components may be used for the construction of the robot as long as the criteria listed below are met. Depending on the robot type and design, disassembly into individual parts is not possible. In order to make the framework conditions for the competition as fair as possible, all robots will therefore no longer have to be assembled at the start of the competition day. All teams can therefore bring their fully assembled robot to the competition.