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The official VEX V5 Robotics Competition Question & Answer system has closed for this season.

Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2024-2025: High Stakes

Usage Guidelines
Notice: This season is no longer active, which means this Q&A forum is now read only. You may continue to view previous responses, however new responses may not be added and previous response may not be edited.

Welcome to the official VEX V5 Robotics Competition Question & Answer system, where all registered teams have the opportunity to ask for official rules interpretations and clarifications. This Q&A system is the only source for official V5RC High Stakes rules clarifications, and the clarifications made here from the Game Design Committee (GDC) are considered as official and binding as the written Game Manual itself.

Please review the Q&A Usage Guidelines before posting. This system is only intended for specific V5RC High Stakes rules questions.


All Questions New Questions 179 New Answers 178

2435: Legal Part

84075X
13-Jan-2025
New Question New Answer R7  

2432: An avenue of escape for <G16>

Matthew Maylin
12-Jan-2025
New Question New Answer G15   G16   SG6  

2431: SG9 Protection / Violations for Passive Climbing Mechanism

5509E
11-Jan-2025
New Question New Answer SG9  

2426: Strategic use of R3

Susan OConnor
10-Jan-2025
New Question New Answer G1   G3   R3   T5   T6  

2421: Ring Rushes in Relation to SG7 + G17 + SG8 and Q and A 2066

360X
5-Jan-2025
New Question New Answer G17   SG7   SG8  

2420: Meaning of “Intentional” With Regards to SG11

70407R
4-Jan-2025
New Question New Answer SG11  

2419: Collecting Rings...

2626C
3-Jan-2025
New Question New Answer SG6  

2418: Spectators near field perimeter during skills

8889A
1-Jan-2025
New Question New Answer G11  

2416: License plates for functional purposes

7316X
27-Dec-2024
New Question New Answer R7   R9   R10  

2403: G11: Selecting Program on Controller After Autonomous Begins

Reece Berens
19-Dec-2024
New Question New Answer G11