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Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Push Back
3023: Legality of FLEX Wheels now that they are no longer appear on VEX Robotics product site
<R17> Apparently VEX Robotics has purged FLEX Wheels from their website. As written, in the Game Manual, the parts must appear in the VEX Robotics product website or on the legacy/discontinued parts list. FLEX Wheels do not exist in either location, and the link in the Game Manual to VEX Pro line goes to "404 page not found".
Can the GDC make this a G3 situation and allow for FLEX Wheels this coming competition week? Or should Head Referees deem them an illegal for V5 competition?
Flex Wheels by VEX Robotics remain legal in the VEX V5 Robotics Competition. This includes all previously legal Flex Wheels (1.625", 2", 3" and 4") in all durometers (30A, 45A, 60A), as well as VersaHex Adaptors and Versahubs.
The GDC has no further information on when Flex Wheels will return to the VEX Website for sale. Please contact the Sales Department at VEX Robotics for more information and/or inquiries about purchasing Flex Wheels.
Additionally, we (the GDC) have determined that using the VEX Robotics website to determine legality of parts in the VEX V5 Robotics Competition is no longer ideal, and have created a new supplementary document to assist in determining legality of parts in the competition. This living document will list all of the parts that are legal in the VEX V5 Robotics Competition. It will live as a Google Sheets document, making updates easy and immediate. Because updates are immediate, the document should always be considered up-to-date and binding.
We will update rule <R17> to reference the new V5RC Legal Parts List in the next game manual update, along with any other rules as needed.
The VEX V5 Robotics Competition Legal Parts List is available at the following link: https://link.vex.com/V5-Competition-Legal-Parts.
This document is brand new and, although we have reviewed it for accuracy before release, it may require ongoing updates to ensure all legal parts have been captured in the document. If you notice any omissions or errors while reviewing and reading this document, please contact us at [email protected] to share your concerns. All parts that were previously legal through listings on the VEX Robotics website are still legal for use, and should be included in this new document.
We have chosen to release the V5RC Legal Parts List now to ensure Teams are able to complete Robot inspection and compete with their current Robots and parts with minimal stress. We ask for your patience while we work to improve this new document, and we appreciate your help in identifying necessary corrections and additions.