The VEX Robotics Competition offers unique and challenging team-based games
that put high school and middle school students' engineering and technology
skills to the test. Students with guidance from mentors, collaborate
to build the most innovative robots possible and work together during
competitions to obtain the most points possible. In addition tohaving
a great time they build amazing robots. Through their participation in the
VEX Robotics Competition and their work within their team, students learn
many academic and life skills.
VEX Round Up is played on a 12x12 square
field configured as shown. Two alliances one red and one blue
composed of two teams each, compete in matches consisting of a
twenty-second autonomous period followed by two minutes of
driver-controlled play.
The object of the game is to attain a higher score than your
opponent alliance by scoring tubes upon goalposts, owning goalposts
and by low hanging or high hanging from the ladder. A bonus is
awarded to the alliance that has the most total points at the end of
the Autonomous Period.
ROUND UP GAME DETAILS
There are a total of forty (40) twenty (20) red and twenty (20)
blue tubes available as scoring objects in the game. Thirty-six
(36) of the tubes will start at designated locations on the field;
while two (2) will be available to each alliance prior to the match.
Each robot (smaller than 18x18x18 to start) begins a match on
one of their colored alliance tiles. There are nine goalposts, five
of which are attached to movable weighted bases, which teams can
score tubes on. Alliances earn extra points for owning a goalpost by
scoring more tubes on the goalpost than their opponents. At the
center of the field is a 36 high structure known as the ladder that
teams can climb or hang off of for additional points. Robots earn
different point values for being at least 6 (low hanging) or 18
(high hanging) off the ground.
Top teams from around the world
participating in local, regional and national VEX Robotics Competitions will
qualify for VEX Robotics international competitions and the VEX Robotics
World Championship event held in the Spring of 2010.
For more information about the VEX Robotics Competition
and the VEX Robotic Design System visit:
http://www.vexrobotics.com/
challenging team-based games
that put high school and middle school students' engineering and technology
skills to the test. Students with guidance from mentors, collaborate
to build the most innovative robots possible and work together during
competitions to obtain the most points possible. In addition to
