Answered: Vex U Skills Challenges

[murdomeek]

Based on this thread you previously answered: https://vexforum.com/showthread.php?p=365267#post365267

As well as the appendix E skill challenge section quoted below:

This year, VEX U teams will have the opportunity to participate in Skills Challenges just like the High School and
Middle Schools teams. All rules from Appendix B – Robot Skills Challenge and Appendix C – Programming Skills
Challenge apply, with the following changes:
Skills Challenge Rule Modifications:

1. Teams will compete with both of their robots at the same time, with each robot starting in a legal starting
   position, and all rules applying to both robots.
2. Robot Skills Matches will be thirty (30) seconds long.
3. Programming Skills Matches will be forty-five (45) seconds long.

There seem to be some ambiguity due to the nature of having two robots

Q1: Can one robot start on the starting tile and the other robot start on a blue starting tile? (assume all robot specifications are legal)

Q2: How many total stacks are available? (7 or 14?)

Thanks Karthik!

[Karthik]

As well as the appendix E skill challenge section quoted below:

It appears you’re quoting a previous year’s VEX U Appendix. Here’s what the VEX Skyrise - Appendix E - VEX U document says:

All rules from Appendix B – Robot Skills Challenge and Appendix C – Programming Skills Challenge apply, with the following changes:

Skills Challenge Rule Modifications:

1. Teams will compete with both of their Robots at the same time, with each robot starting in a legal starting
   position, both on Alliance Starting Tiles of the same color and all rules applying to both Robots.
2. Robot Skills Matches will be sixty (60) seconds long.
3. Programming Skills Matches will be sixty (60) seconds long.
4. Teams may not touch their Robots during the Programming Skills Matches.
   **5. Teams will be given fourteen (14) Skyrise Sections to use during each Robot and Programming Skills
   Match. **

Q1: Can one robot start on the starting tile and the other robot start on a blue starting tile? (assume all robot specifications are legal)

No, please see above.

Q2: How many total stacks are available? (7 or 14?)

14 Skyrise Section are available. Please see above. Also, please see the following Q&A where we clarified that in the VEX U Skills Challenges, teams do have access to both Skyrise Bases.

https://vexforum.com/t/answered-vexu-driver-and-programming-skills-skyrise-clarification/26573/1