Game Field
How many discs are in the game?
What is 60?
Scoring Discs in Goals, Owning Rollers, and Covering field tiles
What are the three ways to score in Spin Up?
On this date the official Q & A for the Spin Game Manual is released.
What is May 31, 2022
Mobile robotic base including wheels, tracks, legs, or any other mechanism that allows the Robot to navigate the majority of the flat playing field surface.
What is <R1> Subsystem 1?
Disc placement may vary up to this much on the field.
What is nominal to 1"? See <T25>
A Field Element that marks an edge of each Low Goal.
What is a barrier?
"Owning two Rollers and has Scored at least two Discs in the High Goal" gets you this.
What is an autonomous win point?
The number of seconds in the "endgame".
What is 10 seconds?
Is hot glue ever legal to use on a VEX competition robot?
What is yes? Rule <R7d> states: "Hot glue when used to secure cable connections."
A single break period no greater than three minutes (3:00) allotted for each Alliance during Elimination Matches.
What is a Time Out? See <T17>
The diameter, thickness and weight of the yellow foam discs?
What is 140mm, 20mm, and 65g +/- 10 g?
What is 5.512", .787", and 65g +/- 10g?
The team that has the most points at the end of the autonomous period gets this.
What is the autonomous bonus?
Each Team must include Drive Team Members, Programmer(s), Designer(s), and Builder(s). No Student may fulfill any of these roles for more than one VEX Robotics Competition Team in a given competition season.
What is <G6>?
Robots can have more than one microcontroller.
What is NO?!!! Rule <R14>
This number of Win Points (WPs) are awarded for winning a qualification match.
What is 2?
A metal ramp, one per Alliance, that can be used to introduce Match Load Discs.
What is a loader?
a. Not contacting a Robot of the same color Alliance as the High Goal.
b. Not contacting the gray or black supporting structures underneath the High Goal.
c. At least partially contained within the vertical projection of the widest portion of the bottom “basket” of the High Goal.
What is a disc scored in the high goal?
During the Driver Controlled Period, Drive Team Members may only touch their own Robot if the Robot has not moved at all during the Match. Touching the Robot in this case is permitted only for the following reasons:
i. Turning the Robot on or off
ii. Plugging in a battery
iii. Plugging in a V5 Robot Radio
iv. Touching the V5 Robot Brain screen, such as to start a program
What is <G9a>?
Spin Up allows robots to use 10 V5 motors.
What is false? <R16> States that motors are limited.Robots may use up to eight (8) V5 Smart Motors.
One Win Point (WP) is awarded.
What is completing the Autonomous Win Point task(s) and tying a Qualification Match.
The dimensions of a roller.
What is 250mm long and 60.3mm in diameter?
What is 9.843" long and 2.375" in diameter?
More than one alliance robot covers a field tile.
What is "alliance can receive points for one Cover per field tile, e, regardless of how many of their Robots are contacting that field tile.
A Team is responsible for the actions of its Robot at all times, including the Autonomous Period. This applies both to Teams that are driving recklessly or potentially causing damage, and to Teams that drive around with a small wheel base. A Team should design its Robot such that it is not easily tipped over or damaged by minor contact.
What is <G12c>?
Rule <R27>
What is: " Let go of Discs after the Match." Robots must be designed to permit easy removal of Discs from any mechanism without requiring the Robot to have power after a Match.
Has ultimate and final authority on all gameplay ruling decisions during the competition.
Who is the head referee?