RobotEvents.com
Robotics Education & Competition Foundation
Inspiring students, one robot at a time.

Official Q&A: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2024-2025: Rapid Relay

Usage Guidelines All Questions

2192: Skills Challenge - Rapid Loading Placement- RSC4

46140A
14-Oct-2024

For skills challenges (both Driver and Autonomous), during the Rapid Load periods, balls can be loaded in Starting Zone 2. What is considered legal loading of the ball in rapid loading before a robot may retrieve it?

Does the full volume of the ball have to be within the full volume of SZ2? Does the ball just have to be touching somewhere in starting zone 2? Can the Ball be overhanging outside of the starting zone 2 as long as it's touching somewhere in SZ2? Can the ball be placed to the side of SZ2 as long as part of the ball is over the volume of SZ2?

Early videos of skill matches shows team are toeing the line of far forward they can stretch it to save time, so having a clear definition of 'placed' could be helpful.

(this could also pertain to <rsc3> based on response)

<RSC4>

RSC4  
Answered by committee
17-Oct-2024

What is considered legal loading of the ball in rapid loading before a robot may retrieve it?

As described in clause B of rule <SG5>, "Rapid Load Balls must be released by the Loader directly onto the Floor inside a Starting Zone before being contacted by a Robot." There is no requirement that the Ball be placed entirely within the volume of that Starting Zone, only that the Ball be contacting the Floor inside that Starting Zone. This would also apply to the the Ball described in clause A of rule <RSC3>.

Clause D of <SG5> always applies, and Rapid Load Balls may only be removed from its Starting Zone by a Robot action. A Ball is removed from its Starting Zone when it is has fully left the vertical projection of that Starting Zone.