Vex 2020-2021 Competition(unofficial)

squiddy_slapper · January 30, 2020, 6:04pm

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. drone. vex. maybeeee not.

forzapixel · January 30, 2020, 6:05pm

We need a actual water game that makes some sense. A container on the side of the field that is filled with water up till a certain point. It has some object that is placed inside that has to be taken toyour own teams water container. You get penalty points if you spill any water and you have to make you claw so that it displaces the water to the correct amount. On top of that your claw has to use regular v5 parts meaning you won’t put any electronics inside the water. Of course this will only but one scoring element, but it would amazing to see this part at least.

9050E · January 30, 2020, 6:07pm

If you use only aluminum and use only 4 motors, it could work, but i’m not a true engineer.

clifjumper150 · January 30, 2020, 6:10pm

The main problem with doing a water game is keeping the water contained. And the field would have to be water proof(no foam mats like this competitions field) and they would have to make the water drain-able so overtime water wont spill over the walls. They would literally have to make a giant fish tank.

clifjumper150 · January 30, 2020, 6:12pm

The drone idea would be fun but Vex would have to make lightweight motors, brain, and sensors.

Nerdom · January 30, 2020, 6:12pm

Let’s not start this again please.

JamesChase · January 30, 2020, 6:13pm

It is possible on paper but not in real-life situations

clifjumper150 · January 30, 2020, 6:16pm

The motors would have to be extremely light weight and be able to spin fast. Not only that but V5 pieces are expensive so if a bot falls and the brain breaks that is about $500 down the drain.

clifjumper150 · January 30, 2020, 6:17pm

But it would be really cool if Vex got it to work.

clifjumper150 · January 30, 2020, 6:25pm

This is a video of a vex dron

Railgunawesome · January 30, 2020, 6:30pm

you could edit the post above by clicking on the pencil icon.
like Nerdom said, please no vex drone. Others might disagree, but i think this topic has been talked to death already.

trontech569 · January 30, 2020, 6:32pm

That is true. But then again, Vex literally just released new field tiles. Did they secretly make them waterproof?

RNA · January 30, 2020, 6:33pm

what if there was a thing where you shoot balls and try to put it in a cylinder, then carry the cylinder to a post then hang?

Like skyrise style but shooter

RNA · January 30, 2020, 6:34pm

well i know that they are applesauce proof

Austin_T · January 30, 2020, 6:34pm

Well vex goes in order, stacking, lifting, shooting. So last years was shooting and this years was stacking then next year will most likely be focused on some type of lift.

RNA · January 30, 2020, 6:35pm

well turning point was a mix between shooting and lifting

And the amazing platforms

RNA · January 30, 2020, 6:38pm

But most VEX games have been very creative and amazing so I would imagine an awesome game and they have been doing that all the time.

Doctortictac · January 30, 2020, 6:43pm

Hmm

That sounds like you will lift things with weight

Water has weight

DRow for GDC stickers have weight

You already lifted weight in previous games

You have to lift more weight

Lifting water and DRow for GDC stickers?

Austin_T · January 30, 2020, 6:45pm

I doubt they will have anything to do with water considering it is electronics. The cortex and brains are not waterproof so water is out of the picture.

Railgunawesome · January 30, 2020, 6:53pm

are you sure? I’m pretty sure there was a video released of a waterlogged cortex operating completely fine. Maybe it’s a return to cortex?