Q&A Oficial: VEX U Robotics Competition 2026-2027: Override
3225: Does <VUG6> Apply Unchanged at the VEX Robotics World Championship?
Rule <VUG6> states:
<VUG6> Different Autonomous Win Point criteria. For all VEX U events, an Autonomous Win Point is awarded to any Alliance that ends the Autonomous Period with all of the following tasks completed, and that has committed no Violations during the Autonomous Period:
The phrase "For all VEX U events" was added in the Version 2.0 Game Manual. In Version 1.1, <VUG6> instead began:
<VUG6> Different Autonomous Win Point criteria. An Autonomous Win Point is awarded to any Alliance that ends the Autonomous Period with all of the following tasks completed, and that has committed no Violations during the Autonomous Period:
Version 2.0 therefore specifically added the wording:
For all VEX U events,
The rest of the VEX U Autonomous Win Point requirements remain twelve (12) Pins Scored, four (4) Goals each containing at least two (2) Pins Scored, neither Robot contacting the Field Perimeter, and at least one (1) Robot at least partially within the Midfield. However, <SC8> separately distinguishes between standard events, events which qualify directly to the VEX Robotics World Championship, and the World Championship itself. <SC8> also states:
Autonomous Win Point criteria may be further modified for the World Championship if needed, with details to be released in a future Game Manual update.
Could the GDC clarify the intended scope of the newly added phrase "For all VEX U events" in <VUG6>? Does "all VEX U events" include the VEX Robotics World Championship itself, meaning that the <VUG6> Autonomous Win Point criteria apply unchanged at Worlds unless <VUG6> is specifically revised in a future Game Manual update? Or is "for all VEX U events" intended only to clarify that the same <VUG6> criteria apply at both standard VEX U events and events which qualify directly to the World Championship, while the VEX Robotics World Championship may still use separate Autonomous Win Point criteria as described in <SC8>?
It's always possible for the VEX U AWP criteria listed in VUG6 to be revised in the future based on gameplay observations and/or community feedback. However, at this time there are no plans to modify these criteria for the VEX Robotics World Championship or any other VEX U events. The existing VUG6 criteria will apply to all VEX U events this competition season unless specifically revised in a future game manual update.
"For all VEX U events" was added only to preempt questions about whether any of the AWP criteria listed in SC8 apply to VEX U events, since we have received questions about that in past years regarding VEX U events that qualify to the World Championship.