Answered: VEXU <VUR6> Definition of Operator and Coach

[Highwayman]

Each Robot is still only allowed up to two (2) operators and one (1) coach.
a.Drivers MUST be post-secondary school individuals.
i.Any individual enrolled in a post-secondary school is eligible to be a driver.
ii.There are no restrictions on who can be a Coach in VEX U.
iii.Professionals not enrolled in post-secondary education are also NOT eligible to be a driver.

1. Does “operators” refer to the same people as “drivers” (i.e. does this mean each robot is allotted up to 2 drivers who must be post-secondary students)? Or, can a robot have 1 driver who is a post-secondary student and 2 non-post-secondary students who are in the alliance station but don’t drive the robot?

2. What are “coaches”/non-drivers allowed to do? Can they load balls into the robot? Can they hold a joystick while a “driver” loads balls? The regular VRC game manual does not use these same terms and only limits the interactions of adults.

Drive Team Member – Any of the three (3) people allowed in the Alliance Station during a Match for
each team. Only Student Drive Team Members are allowed to touch the controls at any time during
the Match, interact with the Robot as per <SG5>, and interact with Scoring Objects as per <SG6>.
Teams are allowed one (1) Adult as a Drive Team Member, but this Adult is not allowed to touch the
controls, interact with the Robot as per <SG5>, or to interact with Scoring Objects as per <SG6>.

[Karthik]

@Highwayman

1. Does “operators” refer to the same people as “drivers” (i.e. does this mean each robot is allotted up to 2 drivers who must be post-secondary students)? Or, can a robot have 1 driver who is a post-secondary student and 2 non-post-secondary students who are in the alliance station but don’t drive the robot?

Each robot is allowed a maximum of one non post-secondary student in the Alliance Station. So a robot having two non post-secondary students in the Alliance Station would be illegal, even if both don’t touch a VEXnet Joystick.

@Highwayman

2. What are “coaches”/non-drivers allowed to do? Can they load balls into the robot? Can they hold a joystick while a “driver” loads balls? The regular VRC game manual does not use these same terms and only limits the interactions of adults.

Good question. Non post secondary students in VEX U will be treated with the same limitations as Adults in VRC. Thus they would not be allowed to touch the controls, interact with the Robot as per <SG5>, or to interact with Scoring Objects as per <SG6>.