This exception is only permitted at the Head Referee’s discretion, and is only valid if it is verbally communicated to Drive Team Members before the start of the Driver Controlled Period. If the Team is unable to free their Robot after 5 seconds, this rule will take effect and the Robot must be Disabled. A t the end of the Match, each Robot’s height off the ground will be measured to determine their Elevation Tier. Elevation Points will then be awarded based on each Robot’s Tier relative to all other Robots. For example, getting to Tier E could be worth as many as twenty (20) points OR a s few as five (5). Elevation Tiers begin at the floor, and they end above the Elevation Bar! Note: Drive Team Members are the only Team members that are allowed to be in the Alliance Station during a Match . This rule applies to both intentional and unintentional interactions. Teams are responsible for the actions of their own Robots . Designer – The Student (s) on the Team who design(s) the Robot . Adults are permitted to teach the Designer (s) how to use concepts or tools associated with design, but may never work on the design of the Robot without the Designer (s) present and actively participating.

Contained in this manual are the rules that shape VRC Over Under. These rules are designed to simulate the constraints that will outline any real-world project. They are intended to promote creativity without punishing innovation. They are balanced to promote fair play while encouraging competition. G10> Controllers must stay connected to the field. Prior to the beginning of each Match , Drive Team Members must plug their V5 Controller into the field’s control system. This cable must remain plugged in for the duration of the Match , and may not be removed until the “all-clear” has been given for Drive Team Members to retrieve their Robots . See for more information regarding field control system options. Entanglement – A Robot status. A Robot is Entangled if it has grabbed, hooked, or attached to an opposing Robot or a Field Element . See rules and .Scorekeeper Referees score the Match , and may serve as observers or advisers for Head Referees , but may not determine any rules or infractions directly. R1> One Robot per Team. Only one (1) Robot will be allowed to compete per Team at a given event in the VEX Robotics Competition. Though it is expected that Teams will make changes to their Robot at the competition, a Team is limited to only one (1) Robot at a given event. A VEX Robot , for the purposes of the VEX Robotics Competition, has the following subsystems: Not okay for Drive Team Members to continue arguing with the Head Referees after a decision has been finalized, or for Adults to approach a Head Referee with ruling/scoring concerns. Okay for Teams in an Alliance to develop a game strategy that utilizes the strengths of both Robots to cooperatively solve the game.

Electronics from the Cortex, VEX EXP, VEXpro, VEX RCR, VEXplorer, VEX IQ, VEX GO, or VEX Robotics by HEXBUG product line are prohibited unless otherwise noted in . Inspection Rules are “pass/fail”; there are no Major or Minor Violations , only Violations . The penalty for all Violations is the same, as outlined in and . Note: Lifting the net structure in an attempt to add or remove Triballs is considered a Violation of , and may also be considered a Violation of and/or at the Head Referee’s discretion.

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SG8> Stay out of your opponent’s Goal unless they are Double-Zoned. During the time when an Alliance meets the definition of Double-Zoning , opposing Robots are permitted to “break the plane” of the Double-Zoning Alliance’s Goal , such as to remove Triballs .

Practice Match – A Match used to provide time for Teams and volunteers to get acquainted with the official playing field and procedures. Practice Matches earn Teams zero (0) Win Points , Autonomous Points , and Strength of Schedule Points .Standing on any sort of object during a Match , regardless of whether the field is on the floor or elevated. Intentional, strategic, or repeated Minor Violations and/or Disablements may escalate to a Major Violation at the Head Referee’s discretion. R26> Use a “Competition Template” for programming. The Robot must be programmed to follow control directions provided by the VEXnet Field Controllers or Smart Field Control system.