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3188: Robots in midfield at end of Autonomous Period

2982X
17-Jul-2026

<SC7><SC5><SG7>

How would the robots in the midfield at end of autonomous period be counted? Shown in the picture illustrated below with 2 Blue robots and 1 Red robot. One Blue robot was contacting the midfield goal and also pushed the other red robot that parked first. Another blue robot crossed the double autonomous line but entered the midfield.

Per SC5b. A yellow Pin Placed in the Midfield is Owned by the Alliance that ends the Match with a greater number of Robots in the Midfield. As this is not end of the match, yellow pin shall not be counted even with 2 parked Blue vs 1 parked Red.

Per SC7a, Points for ending the Autonomous Period in the Midfield are not included in the calculation of an Alliance’s score for the purposes of determining the Autonomous Bonus. Thus the Yellow pin shall not be counted as owned by Blue Alliance.

Per SG7, <SG7> Don’t cross the Autonomous Line, and don’t interfere with your opponents’ actions. Are all 3 robots violating?

Per SG8, <SG8> Engage with the Midfield and/or Autonomous Line during the Autonomous Period at your own risk. In this case, even if the Blue robot entered midfield and pushed the Red robot that has parked ealier time, Per SC8d, no penalty shall be given to Blue Alliance.

[Example Image]

Result 1: No violation, midfield is allowed and autonomous line cross is allowed. With 2 parked blue vs 1 parked Red, Blue allicance won auton and also owned the yellow pin.

Result 2: No violation, midfield is allowed and autonomous line cross is allowed. Yellow pin is not owned by either Alliance. However, with 2 parked blue vs 1 Red, Blue alliance won the auton bonus points.

Result 3: All 3 robots violate SG7, thus no Auton bonus will be awarded.

Result 4: IF the Red robot did not enter the midfield but only the 2 Blue robots, then Red Alliance will receive the 12 AP, given Blue Alliance violating SG7

Could you clarify the robots in midfield at end of Autonomous Period, not end of match?

SC5   SC7   SG7   SG8  
Beantwortet von committee
6-Aug-2026

Concerning your example scenario:

  • Per <SC5> clause B, a yellow Pin Placed in the Midfield is Owned by the Alliance that ends the Match with a greater number of Robots in the Midfield. Since this is not the end of the Match, neither Alliance owns the yellow Pin Placed in the Midfield Goal, regardless of how many Robots from each Alliance are within the Midfield at the end of the Autonomous Period.
  • Per <SC6>, Robots do not receive credit for being in the Midfield until the end of the Match. Therefore, being within the Midfield at the end of the Autonomous Period has no effect on Autonomous Period scoring calculations.
  • The actions of the red and blue Robots that made contact in the Midfield are legal. Per <SG8>, Robots engaging with the Midfield or Autonomous Line during the Autonomous Period accept the risk of interaction with other Robots that are also engaging with the Midfield or Autonomous Line. Contact between these two Robots in the Midfield will not be penalized.
  • The other blue Robot appears as if it would've crossed the Autonomous Line by contacting foam tiles on the red Alliance side, which results in an <SG7> violation for this blue Robot and the Autonomous Bonus being awarded to the red Alliance.

Note: <SC7>clause A will be revised in the August 6 game manual update to remove potentially misleading language. The purpose of <SC7> clause A is to clarify that scoring methods that rely on Robots being in the Midfield at the end of the Match (e.g., points awarded for Robots being in the Midfield and for Ownership/Scoring of yellow Pins in the Midfield) are not in effect until the end of the Match, and are therefore not included in Autonomous Period scoring calculations for V5RC matches.

Those scoring methods are only included in Autonomous Period scoring calculations for VEX U matches, due to <VUG5> rule modifications that make these scoring methods "active" at both the end of the Autonomous Period and the end of the Match.