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Official Q&A: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2025-2026: Mix & Match
3094: Robot Touching Beam Touching Stack
We were at a competition last weekend and the judge said the 2 scenarios negated the stacks and counted as 2 points for touching the robot. My kids were devastated and would like clarity. SC8-b makes it sound like both stacks should have been full points (14) because they are NOT fully nested.
Scenario 1: Robot is holding beam and is hovering over 2 stacks. The beam is touching the stacks, but they are not fully nested.
Scenario 2: Robot is holding a beam on the floor, and the beam is touching both stacks.
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All of the Pins in your scenarios should count as Connected, and each of the 2-Pin Stacks shown should be scored as a 2-color Stack.
None of the Pins are directly in contact with a Robot. The Beam in contact with a Robot is not fully nested to any of the Pins. None are leaning on or supported by a Scoring Object that is not part of the Stack or a Field Element that isn't listed in clause D of rule <SC3>.