<SC5>What are the parameters of independent contact for a pass? Does the ball have to be lifted? Or can a ball be passed by hitting it with a robot?<SC5>
Official Q&A: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2024-2025: Rapid Relay
2220: What counts for independent contact of a pass?
Answered by committee
Clause A of rule <SC5> defines independent contact as "a moment where only one Robot is contacting the Ball." If a Robot in the Match touches the Ball at a moment when the other Robot in the Match is not touching that Ball (and before that Ball leaves the Field), it counts as independent contact.