Q&A Oficial: VEX IQ Robotics Competition 2026-2027: Level Up
3314: Legal Part- Hexbug Shock Absorber
Our students are wanting to use the Hexbug orange shock absorber. It is not listed in the legal or illegal parts but other VEX/HEX shock absorbers are shown as being legal. We know there is a color difference and that color might not matter, but In their testing they believe this orange shock absorber has more strength than the strong black version that is listed in the VEX legal parts and might not be the same part as seen in the legal part appendix. There is no part number listed on the shock absorber to list here in the Q and A or to match to the legal parts. Is this hexbug Shock absorber legal?
We have attached photos of part and what it was use for in hexbug.
![[Example Image]](https://events.vex.com/storage/markdown/uploads/vzLrMPAqS1NFy6ZDY2ASsPPHJ6EpTDo750KmE4DO.png)
![[Example Image]](https://events.vex.com/storage/markdown/uploads/bwrzb7wcRiQ9thzi8vQHOnJsJoV4xQJWfK0FxLLE.png)
The shock absorbers from the VEX Robotics by HEXBUG product line use the same parts and share the same part number (228-2500-1480) as the 2x Pitch Shock Absorber (Strong), which is listed as a legal part in the VEX IQ Robotics Competition Legal & Illegal Parts List. Therefore, these parts are legal for use on your competition Robot.