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Official Q&A: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2024-2025: Rapid Relay
2174: Parts Knocked Off Mid-Match
Rule <G6> includes the note:
Note: Adding or replacing mechanisms on a Robot mid-Match is considered a Violation of the intent and spirit of this rule.
Does this mean that if a piece breaks off a robot Mid-Match the team members are not allowed to repair it, as allowed in <G10>? What is considered a mechanism? Is it one piece or a collection of pieces(how many?)?
I understand that teams should not use part detachment as a part of their team's strategy, but is the intent of this rule to not allow team members to repair their robots Mid-Match?
Repairing a Robot, or reattaching parts of the Robot that fall off during a Match, is allowed. Rule <G10> and its note specifically allow Drive Team Members to fix damaged robots during a match.
The note you quoted from rule <G6> is intended to prevent Drive Team Members from swapping one mechanism for another or adding entirely new parts to the Robot mid-Match. Swapping one set of parts for another, or adding new pieces to a Robot during a Match, is not allowed.
We will attempt to clarify this language in the next game manual update, and for future seasons.