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

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2209: Switches becoming Un-Cleared During the Game


Sophia Maxine Kojima
21-Oct-2024

Per <SC4> a switch is cleared once it has been struck by a ball and is no longer parallel with the front face of the goal wall. If a switch is cleared and then through normal game play the switch returns to the uncleared position where it remains till the end of the match, per <SC1> scoring statuses are evaluated after the match ends should the switch be evaluated based on the final position, even though <SC7>states that rapid relay is designed to be scored in real time.

Example: A ball becomes wedged in the switch, without fully passing through the target, holding the switch in a partially flipped position. The ball is later dislodged by a robot and falls back into the field, which causes the switch to return to its starting position, and is untouched till the end of the match.

How should cleared switches be scored with respect to <SC1> and <SC7>?

Answered by committee
24-Oct-2024

Based on the nature of the game, Passes and Goals must be scored in real-time, so <SC7> states that "Passes and Goals should be recorded at the time they occur." Cleared Switches are only evaluated and recorded at the end of the Match, per <SC1>.