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2974: Using an alignment object for RSC5

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7-Dec-2025

[<RSC5>](https://events.vex.com/storage/game_manual/VEX_IQ_Robotics_Competition_2025-2026_Mix_Match/rules/RSC5.html Hello, Our team has a question regarding a strategy we want to use during the autonomous skills challenge.

Here is our proposed sequence:

  1. We run a portion of our auton program
  2. We bring the robot back to a legal starting position
  3. We use an alignment object we built to space our robot a set distance from the field wall
  4. We remove the alignment object from the field (the alignment object is not part of or attached to our robot)
  5. We press a button to resume our auton

Are we allowed to use this tool we built while we are setting up our robot again?

Thank you for your time.

Team Sticky Rice

RSC5  
Answered by committee
11-Dec-2025

Using an alignment aid is not allowed during a Match, as described by clause A.iii of rule <GG1>,

Drive Team Members are prohibited from any of the following actions during a Match:

  • Using additional materials to simplify the game challenge during a Match

Using an alignment aid before a Match is allowed, as described in the blue box following rule <GG1>,

...the following examples are not considered Violations of <GG1>:

  • Materials used before or after a Match, such as a pre-Match alignment aid