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Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Push Back
2771: Starting Position for Skills
<RSC3><RSC3>We were doing a scrimmage and a team pointed out that according to SG1 & RSC3, there is no specified rule saying they can't start fully in the park zone. They were able to position their robot in a legal start position so that they were already parked, started skills, and called stop time as soon as the match started. I couldn't find any specific ruling against this, so it seems to me this is a free 15 points. Is there a rule I've blanked on, or is this an allowed strategy for now?
Currently, there is no rule preventing a Robot from starting a Skills Match in a Parked position (i.e., meets all <SC4> criteria).
Note that <RSC2> clause E was revised in version 2.0 of the Game Manual. To earn points for a Parked Robot, the Robot must now move during the Skills Match, in addition to meeting the previous requirements.
e. The Team will earn points for a Parked Robot if the Robot has moved during the Match, is within the red Alliance Park Zone, and meets all criteria of rule <SC4> at the end of the Match.