Scoring & Points
The number of points awarded for each Connected Pin.
What is 1 point?
The maximum height of the Robot before the match begins, typically measured with the Inspection Tool.
What is 15 inches (or 381.0 mm)?
The name for the smaller, primary scoring objects, which are color-coded and form the base of a Stack.
What are Pins?
The Drive Team Member role responsible for introducing additional Pins onto the Field through their designated area.
What is the Loader?
The bonus points awarded for a Stack that includes two different colors of Scoring Objects.
What is a 5-point bonus?
The maximum horizontal dimensions a Robot must fit within at the start of the Match.
What is 11 inches by 20 inches (or 279.4 mm by 508 mm)?
The term for two or more Scoring Objects (Pins and/or Beams) that are Joined together, typically using a Pin or a connector.
What is a Stack?
The action that must occur midway through the 60-second Teamwork Challenge Match.
What is the Driver switch (or the exchange of the Controller)?
The total points awarded for a Stack made of one Connected Beam and one Pin, which is Placed in a Matching Goal.
What is 21 points (10 Beam + 1 Pin + 10 Matching Goal Bonus)?
The type of expansion that has no limit once the match begins.
What is vertical expansion?
The three allowed roles for a Drive Team Member in the Teamwork Challenge, two of whom operate the Controller.
What are Driver 1, Driver 2, and Loader?
The two types of 60-second Skills Challenge matches that combine to determine the Robot Skills Champion.
What are the Driving Skills Match and the Autonomous Coding Skills Match?
The total points awarded for clearing all Starting Pins off their supports.
What is 32 points (16 Starting Pins x 2 points each)?
The rule governing whether a Robot's horizontal dimensions may expand past 11" x 20" during Match play.
What is It may NOT expand horizontally?
The Goal that has no color and sits on Standoffs, awarding a 10-point bonus for any Stack Placed on it.
What is the Standoff Goal?
The individual who has the final authority on all gameplay and Robot ruling decisions during the tournament.
Who is the Head Referee?
The maximum bonus points possible for a single stack based only on the number of colors it contains.
What is a 15-point bonus (for a 3-color Stack)?
A violation of a Robot Rule that is considered a breach of the REC Foundation Code of Conduct and may lead to a Disqualification from the tournament.
What is willfully violating a Robot Rule?
The two types of scoring objects used to build Stacks in the Mix & Match game.
What are Pins and Beams?
The specific penalty that is assessed if a Drive Team Member reaches into the Field and touches their Robot without permission from the Head Referee.
What is a Disqualification (for that Match)?