Q&A Oficial: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2026-2027: Level Up
3212: Clarification of who chooses where the Preload goes if a Robot is not present for Match
Game Manual ver. 1.1 Rule SG5
I appreciate the clarification for what happens to the preload of an absent team in a Teamwork Match. The line reads: "If a Robot is not present for a Teamwork Match, its Preload should be placed in that Team’s Load Zone."
Question: who should be the one determining where in the Load Zone this should be and what orientation? The Head Ref? The alliance team that did show up?
Or a standard position as defined for the event (or standard for all events via the game manual.)
Or random drop (similar to the Full Volume supply zone)
<SG5>will be revised in the September 3 game manual update to clarify this:
If a Robot is not present for a Teamwork Match, its Preload may be placed anywhere fully within that Team’s Load Zone by the Alliance partner's Drive Team Members, or by the Head Referee in lieu of Alliance partner preference.