Will we have access to all cubes in Auto skills?

VEX Robotics Competition Discussion VRC > Tower Takeover (19/20)
#1

In the rulebook Appendix B, RSC3, it says

Prior to the start of each Robot Skills Matches, the Robot must use its one (1) Cube available as
a Preload, per <SG1>. The other three (3) Preloads, and the two purple Match Loads, are not used in a
Driving Skills Matches.

This specifies that in a driver skills match, only 61 cubes (60 on field + 1 preload) will be on the field. However, it does not say what happens in auto skills. Will these cubes be available for autonomous skills, or was that simply a typo in the rulebook?

#2

<RSC3>, which you quoted above, is not specific to driving skills matches. It specifies what happens to the preloads/match loads in a “robot skills match,” which is defined as follows:

Robot Skills Match – A Driving Skills Match or Programming Skills Match.

So, <RSC3> applies to both types of skills match.

(As an aside, when quoting non-code text you should indent with a > character rather than 4 spaces.)

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#3

I think it does but I’m not completely sure. I do believe that the rule of 61 cubes applies to driving and auton.

#4

Look closer,

The other three (3) Preloads, and the two purple Match Loads, are not used in a
Driving Skills Matches.

It says nothing about what happens to them during autonomous skills.

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#5

Whoops, totally missed that! You’re right, this is likely a typo that will be fixed in the next manual update.

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#6

Agreed.
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