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T8> Disqualifications. When a Team receives a Disqualification in a Qualification Match , hey receive a score of zero (0) for the , as well as zero (0) Win Points , Autonomous Win Points , Autonomous Points , and Strength of Schedule Points . Examples of permissible moves may include, but are not limited to, illness, changing schools, conflicts within a Team , or combining/splitting Teams . Teams may be requested to submit to random spot inspections by Head Referees . Refusal to submit will result in Disqualification . In the case of Trapping , if an avenue of escape becomes available due to changing circumstances in the Match .

This section provides rules and requirements for the design and construction of your Robot . A VEX Robotics Competition Robot is a remotely operated and/or autonomous vehicle designed and built by a registered VEX Robotics Competition Team to perform specific tasks. Game Manual updates are effective immediately upon release; it is every Team’s responsibility to be familiar with all rules and updates. There are no “grace periods” if an update prohibits a previously legal part, mechanism, or strategy. Those that could pose a potential safety hazard to Drive Team Members , event staff, or other humans. All connected devices not showing a solid red light at their Smart Port connections (i.e., blinking or off).Examples of egregious Violations that may immediately escalate to Major Violations include, but are not limited to: Drive the robot toward the Offensive Zone. Spin the Intake Motor to launch the Triball into the Offensive Zone. Components from the VEXplorer kit that are not found in modern VEX V5 kits are not permitted. These include (but may not be limited to) electronics, wheels, non-standard gears, and plastic connectors. Another way of thinking of is that pneumatics should only be used with pneumatics. Teams should not use compressed air as a means of actuating non-pneumatic devices such as screws, nuts, etc. For example, pulling a pin with a pneumatic cylinder is okay, but using air to actuate the pin itself is not.

Alliance – A pre-assigned grouping of two (2) Teams that are paired together during a given Match . Components obtained from the V5 beta program, including V5 beta firmware, are not legal for competition use. All specific dimensions listed in this rule are intended to be ‘nominal’ references to hardware sizes found within the VEX V5 product line and/or their metric equivalents. G7> Don’t clamp your Robot to the field. Robots may not intentionally grasp, grapple, or attach to any Field Elements other than the Elevation Bars . Strategies with mechanisms that react against multiple sides of a Field Element in an effort to latch or clamp onto said Field Element are prohibited. The intent of this rule is to prevent Teams from both unintentionally damaging the field and/or from anchoring themselves to the field in locations other than the Elevation Bars . Metallurgical modifications that change fundamental material properties, such as heat treating or melting, are not permitted.If a Student leaves a Team to join another Team , still applies to the Students remaining on the previous Team . For example, if a Programmer leaves a Team , then that Team’s Robot must still represent the skill level of the Team without that Programmer . One way to accomplish this would be to ensure that the Programmer teaches or trains a “replacement” Programmer in their absence. G12> All rules still apply in the Autonomous Period. Teams are responsible for the actions of their Robots at all times, including during the Autonomous Period . Any Violations committed during the Autonomous Period that affect the outcome of the Autonomous Bonus —whether they are Match Affecting or not—will result in the Autonomous Bonus being automatically awarded to the opposing Alliance .

Note: Triballs which come to rest on top of a Goal may be retrieved by a Drive Team Member from the Alliance Station adjacent to the Goal in question. The Triball is then considered a Match Load for the Alliance who retrieved the Triball . This momentary interaction is an exception to rule .T5> A Team’s Robot and/or Drive Team Member should attend every Match. A Robot or a Student member of the Team must report to the field for the Team’s assigned Match , even if the Robot is not functional. If no Student Drive Team Members report to the field, the Team will be considered a “no-show” and receive zero (0) WP’s, AWP’s, AP’s, and SP’s.

Materials used before or after a Match , such as a pre- Match alignment aid, or a carrying case for Robots /Controllers When a Team qualifies for a Championship event (e.g., States, Nationals, Worlds, etc.) the Students on the Team attending the Championship event are expected to be the same Students on the Team that was awarded the spot. Students can be added as support to the Team , but may not be added as Drive Team Members or Programmer for the Team . To help determine if a Robot is a “separate Robot ” or not, use the subsystem definitions found in . Above that, use common sense as referenced in . If you can place two Robots on a table next to each other, and they look like two separate legal/complete Robots (i.e., each has the 3 subsystems defined by ), then they are two Robots . Trying to decide if changing a screw, a wheel, or a microcontroller constitutes a separate Robot is missing the intent and spirit of this rule.

Violation Notes: Major Violations of this rule should be rare, as Robots should never be designed to intentionally violate it. Minor Violations are usually due to Robots being damaged during gameplay, such as a wheel falling off. Dubbed “the STEM problem,” the situation is equally simple to understand, yet difficult to solve. In many cases, the traditional methods of teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) will not be enough to adequately prepare students for this complex world. This is often coupled with the unfortunate reality that by the time they reach an age capable of grasping these critical topics, students may have already determined that they are “not cool” or “boring.” Without the skills or passion necessary to approach these problems in an educated manner, you cannot possibly expect to be productive in making forward progress or even sustaining the status quo. If both Alliances commit Violations during the Autonomous Period that would have affected the outcome of the Autonomous Bonus , then no Autonomous Bonus will be awarded.