Round Up

Challenge Description

VEX Round Up is played on a 12’x12’ 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.

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 18”x18”x18” 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.

Scoring

VEX Round Up Action  		VEX Round Up Points

Each Tube Scored 	        2 point
Each Goalpost Owned 		5 points
Each Robot Low Hanging 		10 points
Each Robot High Hanging 	20 points
Autonomous Period Bonus 	10 points

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VEX Round Up Documents

• VEX Round Up Game Description and Scoring
• VEX Round Up Manual (Last Updated: 12/7/10)
  
• VEX Round Up - Appendix A (Field Drawings, Specifications & BOM) (Last Updated: 6/22/10)
  
• VEX Round Up - Appendix B (Robot Skills Challenge)
• VEX Round Up - Appendix C (Programming Skills Challenge)
• VEX Round Up - Appendix D (Inspection Guidelines) (Last Updated: 8/24/10)
• VEX Round Up - Inspection Checklist (Last Updated: 8/24/10)
• VEX Round Up - Appendix E (awards) (Last Updated: 10/12/2010)
• VEX Round Up - Appendix F (College Challenge)
• VEX Round Up - Appendix G (75MHz Crystal Radio Rules & Guidelines)
• VEX Robotics Competition World Championship Qualifying
• VRC World Championships 2011 Adult Waiver and Permission Form
• VRC World Championships 2011 Minor Waiver and Permission Form
• VRC World Championships 2011 Drayage Form
• Official VRC Q&A Forum 
• VRC logo (jpg)
• VRC logo (ai)
• VRC logo (pdf)
• VEX World Championship Award Description

VEX Round Up Products

Game objects, fields and other products related to the VEX Robotics Competition may be purchased on vexrobotics.com.

VEX Round Up Field Pictures