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Official Q&A: VEX V5 Robotics Competition 2026-2027: Override

Usage Guidelines

Welcome to the official VEX V5 Robotics Competition Question & Answer system, where all registered teams have the opportunity to ask for official rules interpretations and clarifications. This Q&A system is the only source for official V5RC rules clarifications, and the clarifications made here from the Game Design Committee (GDC) are considered as official and binding as the written Game Manual itself.

Please review the Q&A Usage Guidelines before posting. This system is only intended for specific V5RC game rules questions.


New Questions 60 New Answers 53

3236: Robot Skills Setup

Brian Wetzel (Event Partner)
16-Sep-2026
New Question New Answer RSC4 

3235: Match Loading questions

46140A
15-Sep-2026
New Question New Answer SG11 

3233: Clarification of [SG10] Match Affecting Calculation When Both Alliances Remove Pins From Neutral Goals in the Same Match

8694V
13-Sep-2026
New Question New Answer SG10  GG6 

3232: SG10 penalty assignment

Carolyn Chi
13-Sep-2026
New Question New Answer SG10 

3231: Clarification of protected Load Zones

Carolyn Chi
13-Sep-2026
New Question New Answer SG13 

3224: Clarification for SG10 Intent

John Garrett
4-Sep-2026
New Question New Answer SG10 

3220: Clarification on Entanglement When an Opponent Drives onto a Robot Mechanism

68678C
29-Aug-2026
New Question GG14  GG15 

3219: Clarification on Indirect Goal Interactions, Dislodged Pins, and Forced Violations (<SG9>, <SG10>, <GG16>)

68678C
29-Aug-2026
New Question New Answer GG16  SG9  SG10 

3217: <R22> partially threaded non-vex fasteners clarification.

S T
25-Aug-2026
New Question R22 

3216: Questions On Plasma Cutters

25424X
22-Aug-2026
New Question New Answer R27