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Official Q&A: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Mix & Match
3020: Pins for loading
Is it legal for the Loader to hold multiple Pins in one hand or arm and load them one at a time with the other hand granted the other pins are not breaking the plane of the field (SG6), or must the Pins waiting to be loaded remain on the floor at all times?
For Skills matches, do the Pins need to be set up exactly as shown in Figure RSC3-1 (including the color order and not stacked), or can the Loader rearrange or stack them in a different color order before the match starts?
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There is no requirement that Pins remain on the floor until they're Loaded, and there's no restriction on how many Pins a human Loader may hold at one time.
Driver Stations must begin each Match with the correct number and colors of Pins, but there is no required arrangement of those Pins. The human Loader(s) can rearrange those Pins however they wish within the area of the Driver Station, before and during the Match.