V5RC Push Back Game Manual Updates

VEX Robotics Competition Discussion V5RC > Push Back (25/26)
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This thread will be used to publish updates to the V5RC Push Back Game Manual.

Please start a separate thread in this forum category for unofficial discussion of any of these changes. For any official questions, please post in the official V5RC Push Back Q&A.

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On June 5th, 2025, Version 0.2 of the V5RC Push Back Game Manual was released, and the following changes were made:

  1. Added a link to the obsoleted game manual version in the “Updates” section. This link serves as a way to reference the previous manual during the 7-day grace period following each manual update. The link will be only be active during these timeframes and will be disabled once each grace period ends.

  2. Clarified that the most current version of the English language PDF of the manual (this document) takes precedence over any other supplemental or translated material

  3. Updated the definition of Lifting to clarify intent

Preventing a Robot that is already off of the Floor from returning to the Floor may also be considered Lifting or Trapping.

  1. Updated the definition of Control Zone to clarify boundaries

The Control Zone for a Long Goal consists of the space between (but not including) the white tape lines (highlighted in green in Figure CZ-1), and holds up to three (3) Blocks.

  1. Revised <SC2> to clarify that Blocks must be in contact with the inside surface(s) of the plastic trough to be considered as Scored

  2. Updated <GG1a> to clarify that devices are allowed in the Alliance Station, but may not be used for any reason during a Match. Using devices for translation purposes post-Match is allowed

  3. Updated <GG13> to clarify that an Alliance will be ineligible to receive an Autonomous Win Point if they commit a Violation during the Autonomous Period

Any Violations, Major or Minor, committed during the Autonomous Period will result in the Autonomous Bonus being automatically awarded to the opposing Alliance and make the violating Team’s Alliance ineligible for the Autonomous Win Point."

  1. Updated <SG2> and <SG3> to clarify vertical and horizontal expansion limits

The Robot can never be larger than 22" wide or 22" long (must always be able to fit within a hypothetical 22"x22"x22" cubic sizing box).

  1. Revised <SG7> and added a new figure to clarify intent regarding Blocks starting on the Autonomous Line

For the purpose of this rule, all Blocks that begin the Match in groups that cross the Autonomous Line are considered to be in contact with the Autonomous Line.

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  1. Added a bullet to <SG9> to clarify that Blocks that bounce out of a Loader while being Loaded into the Field should not be considered a Violation

  2. Updated <SG10> to clarify intent

Robots are not permitted to directly contact Blocks that are fully within enclosed sections of Long Goals, but may add or remove Blocks from open sections of Goals at any time during a Match.

  1. Revised wording of <R6ai> and <R6b> to clarify intent

License plates should be mounted in locations that remain stationary on the Robot during a Match (e.g., not on a rotating intake or flipping manipulator).

VEX IQ pins are no longer legal for mounting license plates on robots

  1. Added VEX Smart Field Controller Brains to the list of prohibited items in <R19>

  2. Updated <R20i> to include metric equivalents

  3. Added a bullet to <RSC2b> to clarify intent

In a Robot Skills Match, seven (7) Blocks constitute a filled Control Zone in a Center Goal.

  1. Updated the list of acceptable Field modifications to <T6>, and added them to the end of Appendix A

  2. Revised <VUG3> to clarify that Match Load Blocks may be entered into the Field during the Driver Controlled Period

Drive Team Members may add Match Load Blocks to the Loaders adjacent to their Alliance Station during the Autonomous Period and Driver Controlled Period of the Match.

  1. Minor typo / formatting fixes
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On June 26th, 2025, Version 1.0 of the V5RC Push Back Game Manual was released, and the following changes were made:

  1. Revised the definition of Major Violation to differentiate between intentional actions and intentional Violations

If noted in the rule, egregious or strategic Violations or intentional actions that result in Violations may also be Major Violations

  1. Updated <SG7eii> to include all Blocks on the other side of the Autonomous Line
  1. Revised <R5> to give Event Partners more freedom in measuring Robot starting sizes

Event Partners may construct and/or provide any sizing tool that measures the correct dimensions.

  1. Added a new subclause to <RSC2a> to clarify that Blocks contacting a Robot at the end of a Robot Skills Match should not be considered as Scored
  1. Added a bullet to <RSC3> to clarify that Robot Skills Matches do not include Match Load Blocks

Skills Matches do not include Match Load Blocks, and Blocks that leave the Field are not returned.

  1. Updated <T1e> to clarify that Head Referees must follow the rules in the game manual

Head Referees must follow the rules in this game manual and the Q&A, and must make rulings consistent with the intent of the game manual and Q&A.

  1. Updated <VUR4> to include hexagonal and rounded stock
  1. Updated <VUR12d> to allow Sensors to be powered by External Processors
  1. Removed through-bore encoder housings from <VUR13b>
  1. Added significant Q&A boxes throughout the manual
  1. Minor typo / formatting fixes

The next manual update, Version 1.1 will occur on August 7, 2025.

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